Brown Widow vs Painted Woolly Bat

Latrodectus geometricus compared with Kerivoula picta

Key Differences

• Brown Widow is Not Evaluated while Painted Woolly Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Widow	Painted Woolly 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	Kerivoula
Species	Latrodectus geometricus	Kerivoula picta

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Widow and Painted Woolly Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Painted Woolly Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Widow	Painted Woolly 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).

Painted Woolly Bat

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).