Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Thrip

Molossus pretiosus compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Miller’s Mastiff Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Thrip
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	Molossus	Hercinothrips
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Miller’s Mastiff Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).