Brown Widow vs Handley's Red Bat

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Lasiurus atratus

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Handley's Red Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Handley's Red Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Theridiidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Latrodectus	Lasiurus
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Lasiurus atratus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Handley's Red Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Handley's Red Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Handley's Red Bat
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).

Handley's Red Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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).