Brown Widow vs Midday Jird

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Theridiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Latrodectus	Meriones
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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).