False widow vs Jentink's Duiker

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Jentink's Duiker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Jentink's Duiker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Theridiidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Steatoda	Cephalophus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Jentink's Duiker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Jentink's Duiker
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).

Jentink's Duiker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.