Black Laceweaver vs Floating Fern

Amaurobius ferox compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Salvinia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Floating Fern
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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.