Spitting Spider vs spitting spiders

Scytodes thoracica compared with Scytodes fusca

Key Differences

• Spitting Spider is Least Concern while spitting spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Spitting Spider	spitting spiders
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Arachnida (aracnídeo)
Order same	Araneae (aranha)	Araneae (aranha)
Family same	Scytodidae	Scytodidae
Genus same	Scytodes	Scytodes
Species	Scytodes thoracica	Scytodes fusca

Evolutionary Relationship

Spitting Spider and spitting spiders share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Scytodes.

Conservation Status

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

spitting spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Spitting Spider	spitting spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

spitting spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇿🇦 South Africa