Abbott's Duiker vs Spitting Spider

Cephalophus spadix compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Abbott's Duiker is Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Abbott's Duiker	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Scytodidae
Genus	Cephalophus	Scytodes
Species	Cephalophus spadix	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Abbott's Duiker and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Abbott's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Abbott's Duiker	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Abbott's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Abbott's Duiker

The Abbott's Duiker (Cephalophus spadix) is a species in the genus Cephalophus. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It typically inhabits diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Habitat records describe it as occurring in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.