American Bittersweet vs Black Laceweaver

Celastrus scandens compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• American Bittersweet is Not Evaluated while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Bittersweet	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Celastrales (Celastrales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Celastraceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Celastrus	Amaurobius
Species	Celastrus scandens	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

American Bittersweet

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Bittersweet	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Bittersweet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

American Bittersweet

The American Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) is a species in the genus Celastrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States