Black Laceweaver vs large-seed dodder

Amaurobius ferox compared with Cuscuta indecora

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while large-seed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	large-seed 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 indecora

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

large-seed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	large-seed 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.

large-seed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.

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.