Banded thrip vs Mexican Ground Squirrel

Aeolothrips fasciatus compared with Ictidomys mexicanus

Key Differences

• Banded thrip is Not Evaluated while Mexican Ground Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded thrip	Mexican Ground Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aeolothripidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Aeolothrips	Ictidomys
Species	Aeolothrips fasciatus	Ictidomys mexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded thrip and Mexican Ground Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Banded thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Mexican Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded thrip	Mexican Ground Squirrel
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.

Mexican Ground Squirrel

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.