Black Laceweaver vs Lesser Whipwort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Bazzania
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.