Kellerspinne vs Shellplant

Amaurobius ferox compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

• Kellerspinne is Least Concern while Shellplant is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kellerspinne	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Webspinnen)	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Alpinia
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Kellerspinne

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kellerspinne	Shellplant
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.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States