Distinguished Jumper vs Downy Jumping Spider

Attulus distinguendus compared with Attulus pubescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Distinguished Jumper	Downy Jumping Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order same	Araneae (Araneae)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family same	Salticidae	Salticidae
Genus same	Attulus	Attulus
Species	Attulus distinguendus	Attulus pubescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Distinguished Jumper and Downy Jumping Spider share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Attulus.

Conservation Status

Distinguished Jumper

LC — Least Concern

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Distinguished Jumper	Downy Jumping Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Distinguished Jumper

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden