Black Laceweaver vs Crab Apple

Amaurobius ferox compared with Malus sylvestris

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Crab Apple is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Crab Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Arachnida (عنكبيات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Araneae (عنكبوت)	Rosales (ورديات)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amaurobius	Malus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Malus sylvestris

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Crab Apple

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Crab Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Sweden, and United States.

Crab Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States