Plateau Pika vs Thrips

Ochotona curzoniae compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

• Plateau Pika is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Plateau Pika	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Ochotonidae	Thripidae
Genus	Ochotona	Thrips
Species	Ochotona curzoniae	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

Plateau Pika and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Plateau Pika

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Plateau Pika	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Plateau Pika

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 (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).