Brown Widow vs De Winton's Shrew

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Chodsigoa hypsibia

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while De Winton's Shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	De Winton's Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Theridiidae	Soricidae
Genus	Latrodectus	Chodsigoa
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Chodsigoa hypsibia

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and De Winton's Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

De Winton's Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	De Winton's Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).

De Winton's Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Brown Widow

The Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus) is a species in the genus Latrodectus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts. Its geographic range includes widely distributed across africa (south africa), asia (japan), europe (7 countries), north america (united states), and south america (colombia, ecuador, peru).