Black Laceweaver vs Flat Wrack

Amaurobius ferox compared with Fucus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Flat Wrack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Fucaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Fucus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Fucus spiralis

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Flat Wrack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Flat Wrack
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.

Flat Wrack

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Africa (Morocco) and Europe (9 countries).

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.