False widow vs Mentawai Langur

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Presbytis potenziani

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Mentawai Langur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Mentawai Langur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Theridiidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Steatoda	Presbytis
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Presbytis potenziani

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Mentawai Langur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Mentawai Langur
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).

Mentawai Langur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.