Jamaican fruit bat vs Thrip

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Jamaican fruit bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus	Hercinothrips
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Jamaican fruit bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jamaican fruit bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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