Black Laceweaver vs Waved Silk-moss

Amaurobius ferox compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Plagiothecium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.