Brindled Flat-body vs Cardinal Spider

Agonopterix arenella compared with Tegenaria parietina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Cardinal Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Arachnida (arácnidos)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (araña)
Family	Depressariidae	Agelenidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Tegenaria
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Tegenaria parietina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Cardinal Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópodos)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Cardinal Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Cardinal Spider

The Cardinal Spider (Tegenaria parietina) is a species in the genus Tegenaria. It is currently classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark