Large Japanese Mole vs Thrips

Mogera wogura compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Large Japanese Mole is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large Japanese 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	Mogera	Aptinothrips
Species	Mogera wogura	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large Japanese Mole

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large Japanese Mole	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large Japanese Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.