Blue star vs sheet-web spiders

Amsonia orientalis compared with Erigone dentosa

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while sheet-web spiders is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	sheet-web spiders
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Apocynaceae	Linyphiidae
Genus	Amsonia	Erigone
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Erigone dentosa

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

sheet-web spiders

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	sheet-web spiders
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

sheet-web spiders

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and United States.

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.