Black Laceweaver vs Rusty Crust

Amaurobius ferox compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Skeletocutis
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.