Black Laceweaver vs Prickly Heath

Amaurobius ferox compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Gaultheria
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Prickly Heath
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.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.