Ausfeld's Wattle vs Spitting Spider

Acacia ausfeldii compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Ausfeld's Wattle is Near Threatened while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ausfeld's Wattle	Spitting Spider
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Fabaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Acacia	Scytodes
Species	Acacia ausfeldii	Scytodes thoracica

Conservation Status

Ausfeld's Wattle

NT — Near Threatened

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ausfeld's Wattle	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ausfeld's Wattle

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).

Ausfeld's Wattle

The Ausfeld's Wattle (Acacia ausfeldii) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.