Patton’s Nectar Bat vs Thrips

Hsunycteris pattoni compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Thripidae
Genus	Hsunycteris	Aptinothrips
Species	Hsunycteris pattoni	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patton’s Nectar Bat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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