Black Laceweaver vs Red Balau

Amaurobius ferox compared with Shorea carapae

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Red Balau is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Shorea
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Shorea carapae

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Red Balau
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 Balau

Habitat

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

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.