Lesser Sac-winged Bat vs Thrips

Saccopteryx leptura compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Lesser Sac-winged Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lesser Sac-winged 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	Saccopteryx	Thrips
Species	Saccopteryx leptura	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Lesser Sac-winged Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lesser Sac-winged Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lesser Sac-winged 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).