Giant Jumping Rat vs Thrips

Hypogeomys antimena compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giant Jumping Rat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Nesomyidae	Thripidae
Genus	Hypogeomys	Thrips
Species	Hypogeomys antimena	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Giant Jumping Rat and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giant Jumping Rat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giant Jumping 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).