False widow vs Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Anisognathus lacrymosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Theridiidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Steatoda	Anisognathus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Anisognathus lacrymosus

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
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).

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway