Lesser Naked Bat vs Thrips

Cheiromeles parvidens compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Lesser Naked Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Naked Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Molossidae	Thripidae
Genus	Cheiromeles	Aptinothrips
Species	Cheiromeles parvidens	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Naked Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Naked Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Naked 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.