Black Laceweaver vs Flowering Currant

Amaurobius ferox compared with Ribes sanguineum

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Flowering Currant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Flowering Currant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Grossulariaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Ribes
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Ribes sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Flowering Currant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Flowering Currant
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.

Flowering Currant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden