Cardinal Spider vs Gansu Shrew

Tegenaria parietina compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Agelenidae	Soricidae
Genus	Tegenaria	Sorex
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Spider and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Gansu Shrew
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.

Gansu Shrew

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.