Great Flying Fox vs Thrips

Pteropus neohibernicus compared with Aeolothrips albicinctus

Key Differences

• Great Flying Fox is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great 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)	Aeolothripidae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Aeolothrips
Species	Pteropus neohibernicus	Aeolothrips albicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great 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 Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.