Cardinal Spider vs small tortoiseshell

Tegenaria parietina compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while small tortoiseshell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	small tortoiseshell
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Arachnida (거미강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Araneae (거미)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Agelenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Tegenaria	Aglais
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Spider and small tortoiseshell share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (절지동물)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

small tortoiseshell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	small tortoiseshell
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cardinal Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Austria, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.

small tortoiseshell

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

small tortoiseshell

작은 거북등 나비(Aglais urticae)는 IUCN 적색 목록에서 준위협(NT) 종으로 분류된다. 위협 종으로 분류되기 직전 단계로, 보전 조치 없이는 취약 종이 될 수 있는 개체군이다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal