Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat vs Thrip

Alionycteris paucidentata compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

• Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Thrip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Thripidae
Genus	Alionycteris	Hercinothrips
Species	Alionycteris paucidentata	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat	Thrip
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mindanao Pygmy Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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