Eastern Mole vs Thrips

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Talpidae	Thripidae
Genus	Scalopus	Thrips
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

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).