Black Laceweaver vs

Amaurobius ferox compared with Hypoxylon petriniae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Laceweaver
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Arachnida (แมง) Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order Araneae (แมงมุม) Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family Amaurobiidae Hypoxylaceae
Genus Amaurobius Hypoxylon
Species Amaurobius ferox Hypoxylon petriniae

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Laceweaver
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Hypoxylon petriniae is a wood-inhabiting pyrenomycete fungus producing small, cushion-shaped stromata on dead hardwood bark. It inhabits temperate forests across Europe and related regions where suitable deadwood hosts are available. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes the cellulose and lignin of dead woody tissues.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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