Cardinal Spider vs Jungle Shrew

Tegenaria parietina compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Jungle 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	Suncus
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Suncus zeylanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Jungle 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.

Jungle 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.