False widow vs Large Japanese Field Mouse

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Apodemus speciosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Large Japanese Field Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Theridiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Steatoda	Apodemus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Apodemus speciosus

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Large Japanese Field Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Large Japanese Field Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Large Japanese Field Mouse
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).

Large Japanese Field Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.