Brown oak slender vs False widow

Acrocercops brongniardella compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown oak slender	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Gracillariidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Acrocercops	Steatoda
Species	Acrocercops brongniardella	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown oak slender and False widow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Brown oak slender

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown oak slender	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown oak slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Brown oak slender

The Brown Oak Slender (Acrocercops brongniardella) is a species in the genus Acrocercops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden