Black Laceweaver vs Golden Clover

Amaurobius ferox compared with Trifolium aureum

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Golden Clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Golden Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Trifolium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Trifolium aureum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Golden Clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Golden Clover
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.

Golden Clover

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States