Black Laceweaver vs Smooth Coneflower

Amaurobius ferox compared with Echinacea laevigata

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Smooth Coneflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Smooth Coneflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Amaurobius	Echinacea
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Echinacea laevigata

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Coneflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Smooth Coneflower
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.

Smooth Coneflower

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.