Black Laceweaver vs Green Amaranth

Amaurobius ferox compared with Amaranthus powellii

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Green Amaranth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Green Amaranth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Amaranthus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Amaranthus powellii

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Green Amaranth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Green Amaranth
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.

Green Amaranth

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (Japan, North Korea), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇺🇸 United States