Globe Thistle vs spitting spiders

Echinops exaltatus compared with Scytodes fusca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Globe Thistle	spitting spiders
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 exaltatus	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Globe Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Globe Thistle	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Globe Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark