Beech Mushroom vs Black Laceweaver

Hypsizygus tessulatus compared with Amaurobius ferox

Key Differences

• Beech Mushroom is Data Deficient while Black Laceweaver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech Mushroom	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Lyophyllaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Hypsizygus	Amaurobius
Species	Hypsizygus tessulatus	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Beech Mushroom

DD — Data Deficient

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech Mushroom	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Beech Mushroom

The Beech Mushroom (Hypsizygus tessulatus) is a species in the genus Hypsizygus. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. 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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇺🇸 United States