Black Laceweaver vs Queen sago

Amaurobius ferox compared with Cycas circinalis

Key Differences

Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Queen sago is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Queen sago
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Cycas
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Cycas circinalis

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Queen sago

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Queen sago
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.

Queen sago

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Portugal, South Africa, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.