Mérida Rhipidomys vs Spitting Spider

Rhipidomys venustus compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mérida Rhipidomys	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Cricetidae	Scytodidae
Genus	Rhipidomys	Scytodes
Species	Rhipidomys venustus	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mérida Rhipidomys	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).