Jamaican fruit bat vs Thrips

Artibeus jamaicensis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jamaican fruit 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	Artibeus	Aptinothrips
Species	Artibeus jamaicensis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jamaican fruit bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jamaican fruit bat	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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