Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat vs Thrips

Sturnira giannae compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thripidae
Genus	Sturnira	Thrips
Species	Sturnira giannae	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).