Brown Widow vs Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Cercopithecus petaurista

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Theridiidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Latrodectus	Cercopithecus
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Cercopithecus petaurista

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey
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).

Lesser Spot-nosed Monkey

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).