False widow vs Gansu Shrew

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Gansu 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	Steatoda	Sorex
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Sorex cansulus

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Gansu Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.