Black Laceweaver vs Few-flowered Fumitory

Amaurobius ferox compared with Fumaria vaillantii

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Few-flowered Fumitory is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Few-flowered Fumitory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Fumaria
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Fumaria vaillantii

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Few-flowered Fumitory

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Few-flowered Fumitory
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.

Few-flowered Fumitory

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States