Black Laceweaver vs Silkrubber

Amaurobius ferox compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Funtumia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.