False widow vs Malayan civet

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Malayan civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Theridiidae	Viverridae
Genus	Steatoda	Viverra
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Viverra tangalunga

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Malayan civet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Malayan civet
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).

Malayan civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.