Appalachian Polypody vs Black Laceweaver

Polypodium appalachianum compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Appalachian Polypody is Not Evaluated while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Polypody	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Polypodiaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Polypodium	Amaurobius
Species	Polypodium appalachianum	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Appalachian Polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Polypody	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.

Appalachian Polypody

The Appalachian Polypody (Polypodium appalachianum) is a species in the genus Polypodium. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States