Gray Flying Fox vs Thrips

Pteropus griseus compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Gray Flying Fox is Vulnerable while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray Flying Fox	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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aptinothrips
Species	Pteropus griseus	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray Flying Fox and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray Flying Fox	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray Flying Fox

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.