Frosted Sac-winged Bat vs Thrip

Saccopteryx canescens compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Frosted Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Saccopteryx	Hercinothrips
Species	Saccopteryx canescens	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Frosted Sac-winged Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Frosted Sac-winged Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Frosted Sac-winged Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).