Jungle cat vs Thrips

Felis chaus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Jungle cat is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Jungle cat	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Thripidae
Genus	Felis (Small Cats)	Thrips
Species	Felis chaus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Jungle cat

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Jungle cat	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Jungle cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Russia.

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).