New Caledonian Flying Fox vs Thrips

Pteropus vetula compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Thrips
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Thrips
Species	Pteropus vetula	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

New Caledonian Flying Fox and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	New Caledonian Flying Fox	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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).