Downy Jumping Spider vs Gilliard's Flying Fox

Attulus pubescens compared with Pteropus gilliardorum

Key Differences

• Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern while Gilliard's Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Jumping Spider	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Salticidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Attulus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Attulus pubescens	Pteropus gilliardorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Downy Jumping Spider and Gilliard's Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Gilliard's Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Jumping Spider	Gilliard's Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Jumping Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Gilliard's Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.