False widow vs Sumatran orangutan

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Theridiidae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Steatoda	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Pongo abelii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Sumatran orangutan
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).

Sumatran orangutan

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.