Alpine Water-moss vs Black Laceweaver

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Fontinalis	Amaurobius
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.