Cardinal Spider vs Globe Thistle

Tegenaria parietina compared with Echinops exaltatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Globe Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Globe Thistle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)
Family	Agelenidae	Tenrecidae
Genus	Tegenaria	Echinops
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Echinops exaltatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Globe Thistle
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.

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark