Baby’s Tears vs Black Laceweaver

Lindernia rotundifolia compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Baby’s Tears Black Laceweaver
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Lamiales (Lamiales) Araneae (Araneae)
Family Linderniaceae Amaurobiidae
Genus Lindernia Amaurobius
Species Lindernia rotundifolia Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Baby’s Tears

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Baby’s Tears Black Laceweaver
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baby’s Tears

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mauritius, Mexico, and Taiwan.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Baby’s Tears

The Baby’s Tears (Lindernia rotundifolia) is a species in the genus Lindernia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

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.

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