Black Laceweaver vs Dark Stonewort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Nitella opaca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Dark Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Characeae
Genus	Amaurobius	Nitella
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Nitella opaca

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Dark Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Dark Stonewort
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.

Dark Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.