Malayan Free-tailed Bat vs Thrips

Mops mops compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Malayan Free-tailed Bat is Near Threatened while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan Free-tailed 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	Mops	Thrips
Species	Mops mops	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan Free-tailed Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan Free-tailed Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan Free-tailed Bat

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).