Black Laceweaver vs Sugargum

Amaurobius ferox compared with Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Key Differences

Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Sugargum is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Sugargum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Eucalyptus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Eucalyptus cladocalyx

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Sugargum

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Sugargum
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.

Sugargum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (India), Europe (Portugal), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador). 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.