Grandidier's Trident Bat vs Thrips

Paratriaenops auritus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Rhinonycteridae	Thripidae
Genus	Paratriaenops	Aptinothrips
Species	Paratriaenops auritus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Grandidier's Trident Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grandidier's Trident Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.