Black Laceweaver vs Red Alder

Amaurobius ferox compared with Alnus rubra

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Red Alder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Red Alder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Betulaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Alnus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Alnus rubra

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Red Alder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Red Alder
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.

Red Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇦 Canada 🇸🇪 Sweden