Cardinal Spider vs Malayan Water Shrew

Tegenaria parietina compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water 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.