Toupeira vs Thrips

Talpa occidentalis compared with Thrips tabaci

Key Differences

• Toupeira is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Toupeira	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Talpidae	Thripidae
Genus	Talpa	Thrips
Species	Talpa occidentalis	Thrips tabaci

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Toupeira	Thrips
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Toupeira

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).