Javan Rusa vs Madeira Wolf Spider

Rusa timorensis compared with Hogna maderiana

Key Differences

• Javan Rusa is Vulnerable while Madeira Wolf Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Javan Rusa	Madeira Wolf Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cervidae (Deer)	Lycosidae
Genus	Rusa	Hogna
Species	Rusa timorensis	Hogna maderiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Javan Rusa and Madeira Wolf Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Madeira Wolf Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Javan Rusa	Madeira Wolf Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Madeira Wolf Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found in Portugal.