American Wormseed vs Black Laceweaver

Dysphania ambrosioides compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Wormseed	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Dysphania	Amaurobius
Species	Dysphania ambrosioides	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

American Wormseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Wormseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji), and South America (7 countries).

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

American Wormseed

The American Wormseed (Dysphania ambrosioides) is a species in the genus Dysphania. 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States