Black Laceweaver vs Gut Weed

Amaurobius ferox compared with Ulva intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Ulva
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.