Cardinal Spider vs Midday Jird

Tegenaria parietina compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Agelenidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tegenaria	Meriones
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Midday Jird
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.

Midday Jird

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.