False widow vs Polynesian rat

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Arachnida (거미강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Araneae (거미)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Theridiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Steatoda	Rattus
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Polynesian rat
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).

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States