False widow vs New Guinean planigale

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Theridiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Steatoda	Planigale
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	New Guinean planigale
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).

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.