One-striped opossum vs Thrips

Monodelphis unistriata compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	One-striped opossum	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Thripidae
Genus	Monodelphis	Thrips
Species	Monodelphis unistriata	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

One-striped opossum and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	One-striped opossum	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

One-striped opossum

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).