candelabra aloe vs False widow

Aloe arborescens compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	candelabra aloe	False widow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Asphodelaceae	Theridiidae
Genus	Aloe	Steatoda
Species	Aloe arborescens	Steatoda bipunctata

Conservation Status

candelabra aloe

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	candelabra aloe	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

candelabra aloe

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

candelabra aloe

The candelabra aloe (Aloe arborescens) is a species in the genus Aloe. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.