The species has this status wherever found including the State of New Mexico. The primary value of this species is as a part of the diversity of life in this area. Water temperatures throughout the system occupied by T. thermophilus range from 72 to 87 deg. There is no information indicating territoriality on the part of T. thermophilus. This species appears to avoid direct sunlight.
Activity increases toward late afternoon reaching a peak about an hour before sunset.
There is no information indicating that T.thermophilum is migratory. There is no information about the reproductive site requirements of T. thermophilus other than the description of the general habitat. This structure is attached to the testes via a vas deferens. The testes are paired and lie lateral and dorsal to the gut. Following shedding of the anterior cuticle, ova are transferred forward by the female into the marsupium where embryo development takes place.