Cardinal Spider vs Fat-tailed Jird

Tegenaria parietina compared with Pachyuromys duprasi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Fat-tailed Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agelenidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tegenaria	Pachyuromys
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Pachyuromys duprasi

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Spider and Fat-tailed Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Fat-tailed Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Fat-tailed Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

Fat-tailed Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cardinal Spider

The Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.