False widow vs Gilbert's dunnart

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Sminthopsis gilberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Gilbert's dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Theridiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Steatoda	Sminthopsis
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Sminthopsis gilberti

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Gilbert's dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Gilbert's dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Gilbert's dunnart
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).

Gilbert's dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.