Long-tailed dunnart vs Thrips

Sminthopsis longicaudata compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Long-tailed dunnart is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed dunnart	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Dasyuridae	Thripidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Aptinothrips
Species	Sminthopsis longicaudata	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-tailed dunnart and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed dunnart	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed dunnart

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.