Black Laceweaver vs Shaw s Jird

Amaurobius ferox compared with Meriones shawi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Shaw s Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amaurobius	Meriones
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Meriones shawi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Shaw s Jird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Shaw s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Shaw s Jird
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.

Shaw s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.