Miller’s Mastiff Bat vs Thrips

Molossus pretiosus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Miller’s Mastiff 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	Molossus	Thrips
Species	Molossus pretiosus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Miller’s Mastiff Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Miller’s Mastiff Bat	Thrips
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.

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).