black-calabash vs False widow

Amphitecna latifolia compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-calabash	False widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Bignoniaceae	Theridiidae
Genus	Amphitecna	Steatoda
Species	Amphitecna latifolia	Steatoda bipunctata

Conservation Status

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-calabash	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-calabash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.