Alpine Chickweed vs Black Laceweaver

Cerastium alpinum compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Chickweed	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Caryophyllaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Cerastium	Amaurobius
Species	Cerastium alpinum	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Alpine Chickweed

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Chickweed	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Chickweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Alpine Chickweed

The Alpine Chickweed (Cerastium alpinum) is a species in the genus Cerastium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States