Gray-bellied dunnart vs Spitting Spider

Sminthopsis griseoventer compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied dunnart	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Dasyuridae	Scytodidae
Genus	Sminthopsis	Scytodes
Species	Sminthopsis griseoventer	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied dunnart and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied dunnart	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied dunnart

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).