Hausspinne vs Blauwal

Tegenaria domestica compared with Balaenoptera musculus

Key Differences

• Hausspinne is Least Concern while Blauwal is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hausspinne	Blauwal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Araneae (Webspinnen)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Agelenidae	Balaenopteridae (Rorquals)
Genus	Tegenaria	Balaenoptera (Rorquals)
Species	Tegenaria domestica	Balaenoptera musculus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hausspinne and Blauwal share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Hausspinne

LC — Least Concern

Blauwal

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~15.0K

Trend: Increasing ↑

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hausspinne	Blauwal
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	90 years
Average Length	—	30.0 m
Average Weight	—	150.0 t

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hausspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Blauwal

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Hausspinne

The Barn Funnel Weaver (Tegenaria domestica) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Blauwal

The largest animal ever known to have lived on Earth, blue whales can reach 33 meters and 200 tonnes — their hearts alone weigh as much as a small car. Found in all oceans, they migrate between polar feeding grounds and tropical breeding areas. Filter feeders consuming up to 4 tonnes of krill daily. Endangered, with global populations estimated at 10,000–25,000 after near-extinction from 20th-century whaling.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 7 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan