Black Laceweaver vs Yellow Dodder

Amaurobius ferox compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

  • Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Laceweaver Yellow Dodder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Amaurobiidae Convolvulaceae
Genus Amaurobius Cuscuta
Species Amaurobius ferox Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Laceweaver Yellow Dodder
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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Yellow Dodder

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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