Black Laceweaver vs Small-leaf spiderwort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Tradescantia fluminensis

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Small-leaf spiderwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Small-leaf spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Tradescantia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Tradescantia fluminensis

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Small-leaf spiderwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Small-leaf spiderwort
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.

Small-leaf spiderwort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Kenya, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (5 countries).

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 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States