Black Laceweaver vs Chinaroot

Amaurobius ferox compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Dioscorea
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Chinaroot
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.

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States