Alectryon vs Spitting Spider

Alectryon tropicus compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Spitting Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sapindaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Alectryon	Scytodes
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Scytodes thoracica

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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).

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.