Ooldea dunnart vs Spitting Spider

Sminthopsis ooldea compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ooldea dunnart Spitting Spider
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia) Araneae (Araneae)
Family Dasyuridae Scytodidae
Genus Sminthopsis Scytodes
Species Sminthopsis ooldea Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Ooldea dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ooldea dunnart Spitting Spider
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ooldea dunnart

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).

Ooldea dunnart

No description available.

Spitting Spider

No description available.

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