Banded thrip vs Midday Jird

Aeolothrips fasciatus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Banded thrip is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Banded thrip	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Aeolothripidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Aeolothrips	Meriones
Species	Aeolothrips fasciatus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Banded thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Banded thrip	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.