Globe Thistle vs Spitting spider

Echinops ritro compared with Scytodes univittata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	Spitting spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Afrosoricida (Afrosoricida)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Tenrecidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Echinops	Scytodes
Species	Echinops ritro	Scytodes univittata

Evolutionary Relationship

Globe Thistle and Spitting spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Spitting spider

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	Spitting spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Estonia, Russia, and United States.

Spitting spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States