Golden-capped Fruit Bat vs Thrips

Acerodon jubatus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thripidae
Genus	Acerodon	Thrips
Species	Acerodon jubatus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Golden-capped Fruit Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Golden-capped Fruit Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).