Downy Jumping Spider vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Attulus pubescens compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Downy Jumping Spider is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Jumping Spider	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Salticidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Attulus	Brachytarsomys
Species	Attulus pubescens	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Downy Jumping Spider and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Downy Jumping Spider

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Jumping Spider	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.