Margay vs Spitting Spider

Leopardus wiedii compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Margay is Near Threatened while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Margay	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Felidae (Cats)	Scytodidae
Genus	Leopardus	Scytodes
Species	Leopardus wiedii	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Margay	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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).