Kellerspinne vs Stink-Kassie

Amaurobius ferox compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Kellerspinne Stink-Kassie
Kingdom Animalia (Tier) Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Spinnentiere) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Araneae (Webspinnen) Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family Amaurobiidae Fabaceae
Genus Amaurobius Senna
Species Amaurobius ferox Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Kellerspinne

LC — Least Concern

Stink-Kassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Kellerspinne Stink-Kassie
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.

Stink-Kassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.

Stink-Kassie

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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