Black Laceweaver vs Black-Widow

Amaurobius ferox compared with Geranium phaeum

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Black-Widow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Black-Widow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Geranium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Geranium phaeum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Black-Widow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Black-Widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Black-Widow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Black-Widow

The Black-Widow (Geranium phaeum) is a species in the genus Geranium. Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States