Brown Widow vs Malayan Water Shrew

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Malayan Water 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).

Malayan Water 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).