Flat-headed cat vs Spitting Spider

Prionailurus planiceps compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Flat-headed cat is Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed cat	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Prionailurus	Scytodes
Species	Prionailurus planiceps	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed cat and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed cat

EN — Endangered

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed cat	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed cat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).