Erizo Orejudo vs Thrips

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Erizo Orejudo is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Erinaceidae	Thripidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Thrips
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

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).