Greater Naked Bat vs Thrips

Cheiromeles torquatus compared with Aeolothrips melaleucus

Key Differences

• Greater Naked Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater Naked Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Molossidae	Aeolothripidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Aeolothrips
Species	Cheiromeles torquatus	Aeolothrips melaleucus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater Naked Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Greater Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater Naked Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater Naked Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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