Banded thrip vs Eastern Mole

Aeolothrips fasciatus compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• Banded thrip is Not Evaluated while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded thrip	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Aeolothripidae	Talpidae
Genus	Aeolothrips	Scalopus
Species	Aeolothrips fasciatus	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded thrip and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded thrip	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Banded thrip

The Banded thrip (Aeolothrips fasciatus) is a species in the genus Aeolothrips. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.