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Araneus nordmanni

(Thorell, 1870)

Nordmann's Orbweaver

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G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118893
Element CodeILARA81020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusAraneus
Synonyms
Aranea nordmanni(Thorell, 1870)
Other Common Names
Épeire de Nordmann (FR)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v2.0 (2010 rank factors)
Review Date2015-05-25
Change Date2015-05-25
Edition Date1996-05-08
Edition AuthorsSteiner, M.
Range Extent Comments
New England and the adjacent Canadian provinces south to North Carolina and west to Michigan. The second area is the Rockies west to the Pacific Coast of the United States as well as British Columbia and Alaska (Kaston, 1972).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Coloration is brown to gray with spots and lines of white and yellow. Shoulder humps less conspicuous than in other members of genus and quite variable as noted and illustrated in Kaston (1972). Females are larger than males reaching lengths of 7-19mm, while males reach only 5-10mm (Kaston, 1972).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
LabradorSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
OntarioS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Roadless Areas (128)
Alaska (25)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Baker - Homer - Brule LakesSuperior National Forest6,712
Montana (9)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Bluff MountainLewis and Clark National Forest38,060
Electric PeakHelena National Forest27,872
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Meadow Creek - Upper North ForkLolo National Forest6,906
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Sheep Mountain - StatelineLolo National Forest37,844
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
New Hampshire (14)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Cherry MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,766
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
KilkennyWhite Mountain National Forest28,766
Kinsman MountainWhite Mountain National Forest8,999
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
WatervilleWhite Mountain National Forest4,312
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
North Carolina (9)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Middle Prong AdditionPisgah National Forest1,852
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Tusquitee BaldNantahala National Forest13,670
Oregon (17)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Jaussaud CorralUmatilla National Forest5,535
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Laurel Branch AdditionCherokee National Forest5,577
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Vermont (4)
AreaForestAcres
Bread LoafGreen Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,768
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Woodford 09086Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests2,456
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Laurel ForkGeorge Washington National Forest9,967
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
Washington (29)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Coal Creek BluffGifford Pinchot National Forest1,164
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak IMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest15,175
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BonaparteOkanogan National Forest10,891
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
West Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
Wisconsin (2)
AreaForestAcres
09012 - Round Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest3,707
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
References (3)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.