Sharp-shinned Hawk vs Spitting Spider

Accipiter striatus compared with Scytodes thoracica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Scytodidae
Genus	Accipiter	Scytodes
Species	Accipiter striatus	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

Sharp-shinned Hawk and Spitting Spider share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Sharp-shinned Hawk

LC — Least Concern

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Sharp-shinned Hawk	Spitting Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and 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).

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States