Black Laceweaver vs milkweed

Amaurobius ferox compared with Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Gomphocarpus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Gomphocarpus fruticosus

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	milkweed
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.

milkweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇺🇸 United States