Black Laceweaver vs Garden Bumblebee

Amaurobius ferox compared with Bombus hortorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Garden Bumblebee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Apidae (Bees)
Genus	Amaurobius	Bombus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Bombus hortorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Garden Bumblebee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Garden Bumblebee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Garden Bumblebee
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.

Garden Bumblebee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (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