Large False Serotine vs Thrips

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	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	Hesperoptenus	Thrips
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).