Heller's Broad-nosed Bat vs Thrips

Platyrrhinus helleri compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Heller's Broad-nosed Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Thrips
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	Thrips
Species	Platyrrhinus helleri	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Heller's Broad-nosed Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Heller's Broad-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).