Black Laceweaver vs Mountain yam

Amaurobius ferox compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Dioscorea
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.