Bitter Nightshade vs Black Laceweaver

Solanum dulcamara compared with Amaurobius ferox

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Nightshade	Black Laceweaver
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Solanaceae	Amaurobiidae
Genus	Solanum	Amaurobius
Species	Solanum dulcamara	Amaurobius ferox

Conservation Status

Bitter Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Nightshade	Black Laceweaver
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Israel, Yemen), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Bitter Nightshade

The Bitter Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) is a species in the genus Solanum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

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