Iberian Shrew vs Spitting Spider

Sorex granarius compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Iberian Shrew	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Soricidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Sorex	Scytodes
Species	Sorex granarius	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Iberian Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Iberian Shrew	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Iberian Shrew

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).