Jamaican Fig-eating Bat vs Thrips

Ariteus flavescens compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Jamaican Fig-eating Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican Fig-eating 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	Ariteus	Aptinothrips
Species	Ariteus flavescens	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican Fig-eating Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican Fig-eating Bat

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.