Northern Right Whale Dolphin vs Thrips

Lissodelphis borealis compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Northern Right Whale Dolphin is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Thripidae
Genus	Lissodelphis	Aptinothrips
Species	Lissodelphis borealis	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Northern Right Whale Dolphin and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Northern Right Whale Dolphin	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Northern Right Whale Dolphin

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.