Cardinal Spider vs Guemal

Tegenaria parietina compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Guemal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Agelenidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Tegenaria	Hippocamelus
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Guemal
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.

Guemal

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.