Black Laceweaver vs Fringed dodder

Amaurobius ferox compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Cuscuta
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Fringed dodder
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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States