Mongolian Mountain Vole vs Thrips

Alticola semicanus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Mongolian Mountain Vole is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Cricetidae	Thripidae
Genus	Alticola	Thrips
Species	Alticola semicanus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Mongolian Mountain Vole and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Mongolian Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mongolian Mountain Vole	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mongolian Mountain Vole

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).