Black Laceweaver vs Delicate Horsetail

Amaurobius ferox compared with Equisetum scirpoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Delicate Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Equisetaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Equisetum
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Equisetum scirpoides

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Horsetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Delicate Horsetail
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.

Delicate Horsetail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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