False widow vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Steatoda bipunctata compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• False widow is Least Concern while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False widow	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Arachnida (Örümceğimsiler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Araneae (Örümcek)	Chiroptera (yarasa)
Family	Theridiidae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Steatoda	Mystacina
Species	Steatoda bipunctata	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

False widow and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False widow	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
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).

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.