False widow vs Northern tamandua

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Theridiidae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Steatoda	Tamandua
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Northern tamandua
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).

Northern tamandua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.