Black Laceweaver vs Northern Raphia

Amaurobius ferox compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Raphia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.