Black Laceweaver vs Toothwort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Lathraea
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.