Big Brown Bat vs False widow

Eptesicus fuscus compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Brown Bat	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Steatoda
Species	Eptesicus fuscus	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Brown Bat and False widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big Brown Bat

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Brown Bat	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Brown Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Big Brown Bat

The Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) is a species in the genus Eptesicus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States