Black Laceweaver vs Southern Damselfly

Amaurobius ferox compared with Coenagrion mercuriale

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Southern Damselfly is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Southern Damselfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Amaurobius	Coenagrion
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Coenagrion mercuriale

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Southern Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Southern Damselfly

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Southern Damselfly
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.

Southern Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Luxembourg.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium