False widow vs New Guinean Quoll

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while New Guinean Quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	New Guinean Quoll
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	Dasyurus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean Quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	New Guinean Quoll
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 Quoll

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.