Greater Broad-nosed Bat vs Thrip

Platyrrhinus vittatus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Greater Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Thrip
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	Platyrrhinus	Hercinothrips
Species	Platyrrhinus vittatus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Broad-nosed Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Broad-nosed Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).