Large False Serotine vs Spitting Spider

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Scytodes
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

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).