Black Laceweaver vs boreal moonwort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Botrychium boreale

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while boreal moonwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	boreal moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Botrychium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Botrychium boreale

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

boreal moonwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	boreal moonwort
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.

boreal moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

boreal moonwort

The Boreal moonwort (Botrychium boreale) is a species in the genus Botrychium. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden