Lesser Dog-like Bat vs Thrips

Peropteryx macrotis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Lesser Dog-like Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Emballonuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Peropteryx	Thrips
Species	Peropteryx macrotis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Lesser Dog-like Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Lesser Dog-like Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Dog-like Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Dog-like Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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).