Palawan Fruit Bat vs Thrips

Acerodon leucotis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Palawan Fruit Bat	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	Acerodon	Aptinothrips
Species	Acerodon leucotis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Palawan Fruit Bat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Palawan Fruit Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Palawan Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.