alpine lady's-mantle vs False widow

Alchemilla alpina compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine lady's-mantle	False widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Theridiidae
Genus	Alchemilla	Steatoda
Species	Alchemilla alpina	Steatoda bipunctata

Conservation Status

alpine lady's-mantle

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine lady's-mantle	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine lady's-mantle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

alpine lady's-mantle

The Alpine lady's-mantle (Alchemilla alpina) is a species in the genus Alchemilla. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden