False widow vs Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Vampyressa melissa

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Theridiidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Steatoda	Vampyressa
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Vampyressa melissa

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat
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).

Melissa's Yellow-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.