Black Laceweaver vs Doum Palm

Amaurobius ferox compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Hyphaene
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.