Blue star vs spitting spiders

Amsonia orientalis compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	spitting spiders
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Arachnida (クモガタ類)
Order	Gentianales (リンドウ目)	Araneae (クモ目)
Family	Apocynaceae	Scytodidae
Genus	Amsonia	Scytodes
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Scytodes fusca

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, and South Africa.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.