Black Laceweaver vs Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Amaurobius ferox compared with Botrychium lanceolatum

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Lance-Leaf Moonwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (паукообразные)	Polypodiopsida (папоротниковые)
Order	Araneae (пауки)	Ophioglossales (ужовниковые)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Amaurobius	Botrychium
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Botrychium lanceolatum

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Lance-Leaf Moonwort
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.

Lance-Leaf Moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States