False widow vs Lombok Flying Fox

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Theridiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Steatoda	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Lombok Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Lombok Flying Fox
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).

Lombok Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.