Black Laceweaver vs Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Amaurobius ferox compared with Sagittaria latifolia

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Broad-Leaved Arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Sagittaria
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Sagittaria latifolia

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Broad-Leaved Arrowhead
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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Broad-Leaved Arrowhead

The Broad-Leaved Arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) is a species in the genus Sagittaria. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes. It has been recorded Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cambodia, India), Europe (19 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia)..

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States