False widow vs Chevrotain de Balbac

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Chevrotain de Balbac is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Chevrotain de Balbac
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Araneae (araignée)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Theridiidae	Tragulidae
Genus	Steatoda	Tragulus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Chevrotain de Balbac share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Chevrotain de Balbac

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Chevrotain de Balbac
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).

Chevrotain de Balbac

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.