Indomalayan Vandeleuria vs Spitting Spider

Vandeleuria oleracea compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indomalayan Vandeleuria	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Vandeleuria	Scytodes
Species	Vandeleuria oleracea	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indomalayan Vandeleuria	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indomalayan Vandeleuria

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).