Forest Dormouse vs Spitting Spider

Dryomys nitedula compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forest Dormouse	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Gliridae	Scytodidae
Genus	Dryomys	Scytodes
Species	Dryomys nitedula	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Forest Dormouse and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Forest Dormouse

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forest Dormouse	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forest Dormouse

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).