Kellerspinne vs Kleiner Sauerampfer

Amaurobius ferox compared with Rumex acetosella

Key Differences

Kellerspinne is Least Concern while Kleiner Sauerampfer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kellerspinne	Kleiner Sauerampfer
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Webspinnen)	Caryophyllales (Nelkenartige)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Rumex
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Rumex acetosella

Conservation Status

Kellerspinne

LC — Least Concern

Kleiner Sauerampfer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kellerspinne	Kleiner Sauerampfer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kellerspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Kleiner Sauerampfer

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (7 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Kellerspinne

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.

Kleiner Sauerampfer

<em>Rumex acetosella</em>, the common sheep sorrel, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Polygonaceae, order Caryophyllales, with one of the widest natural and naturalized distributions of any plant species, found across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, and South America. This species typically colonizes acidic, nutrient-poor, and disturbed soils including heathlands, grasslands, meadows, and roadsides, where it can form dense stands. <em>Rumex acetosella</em> is dioecious, with separate male and female plants, and produces small reddish flowers in branched racemes. The leaves have a distinctly sour taste due to oxalic acid content, which has historically led to limited culinary and folk medicinal use. Its IUCN status is Not Evaluated, reflecting the relatively low priority assigned to widespread and abundant species. Biological traits for this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature, including precise data on average individual lifespan, typical plant height and weight at maturity, and detailed dietary or herbivory associations, though its general ecology as an acidophile and colonizer of disturbed habitats is well documented.