Japanese Long-eared Bat vs Thrips

Plecotus sacrimontis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Japanese Long-eared Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Thripidae
Genus	Plecotus	Aptinothrips
Species	Plecotus sacrimontis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Japanese Long-eared Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Japanese Long-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Long-eared Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Long-eared 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.