Eastern Mole vs Zwiebelthrips

Scalopus aquaticus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Eastern Mole is Least Concern while Zwiebelthrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Mole	Zwiebelthrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Fransenflügler)
Family	Talpidae	Thripidae
Genus	Scalopus	Thrips
Species	Scalopus aquaticus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Mole and Zwiebelthrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Zwiebelthrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eastern Mole	Zwiebelthrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zwiebelthrips

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).