Alpine ibex vs Spitting Spider

Capra ibex compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alpine ibex 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 Capra Scytodes
Species Capra ibex Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine ibex and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Alpine ibex

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alpine ibex Spitting Spider
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine ibex

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

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).

Alpine ibex

The Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) is a species in the genus Capra. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Mexico), and South America (Argentina).

Spitting Spider

No description available.

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