False widow vs Julia Creek dunnart

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Julia Creek 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 douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Julia Creek dunnart share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Julia Creek 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).

Julia Creek dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.