Cape mole-rat vs Thrips

Georychus capensis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Cape mole-rat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape mole-rat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Bathyergidae	Thripidae
Genus	Georychus	Thrips
Species	Georychus capensis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Cape mole-rat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cape mole-rat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape mole-rat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape mole-rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

Cape mole-rat

The Cape Mole-rat (Georychus capensis) is a species in the genus Georychus. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.