Black Laceweaver vs Elephant Palm

Amaurobius ferox compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Elephant 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	Borassus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Elephant 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.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea 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.