Cardinal Spider vs Margay

Tegenaria parietina compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Spider is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Spider	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Araneae (Örümcek)	Carnivora (etçiller)
Family	Agelenidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Tegenaria	Leopardus
Species	Tegenaria parietina	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Spider and Margay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Spider

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Spider	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. 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.