Crab-eating Mongoose vs False widow

Herpestes urva compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Crab-eating Mongoose	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Herpestidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Herpestes	Steatoda
Species	Herpestes urva	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Crab-eating Mongoose and False widow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Crab-eating Mongoose

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Crab-eating Mongoose	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Crab-eating Mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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