Black Laceweaver vs Starfruit

Amaurobius ferox compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Damasonium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Starfruit
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.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.