Bath Truffle vs Black Laceweaver

Melanogaster broomeanus compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bath Truffle	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Boletales (Boletales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Paxillaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Melanogaster	Amaurobius
Species	Melanogaster broomeanus	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Bath Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bath Truffle	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bath Truffle

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Bath Truffle

The Bath Truffle (Melanogaster broomeanus) is a species in the genus Melanogaster. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark