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Araneus saevus

(L. Koch, 1872)

Fierce Orbweaver

G5Secure Found in 43 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107729
Element CodeILARA81050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusAraneus
Other Common Names
Common Orbweaver (EN) Épeire sauvage (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
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
AlbertaS5Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS5Yes
LabradorSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
OntarioS5Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Northwest TerritoriesSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
Roadless Areas (43)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hoover - NorthHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,574
Georgia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Montana (15)
AreaForestAcres
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
ElkhornHelena National Forest75,468
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
Marston Face # 172Kootenai National Forest9,098
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Mt. Hefty Ra 1481Flathead National Forest12,938
Red Lodge Creek HellroaringCuster National Forest17,210
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
Upper East ForkBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest8,905
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
New Hampshire (5)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sycamore CreekCherokee National Forest6,984
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
0401002Ashley National Forest36,113
0401011Ashley National Forest30,062
0401012Ashley National Forest46,400
Horse Mountain - Mans PeakManti-Lasal National Forest22,159
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Beartooth Proposed WildernessShoshone National Forest16,837
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
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.