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Pardosa moesta

Banks, 1892

Shiny Wolf Spider

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.118014

Element CodeILARA89040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassArachnida

OrderAraneae

FamilyLycosidae

GenusPardosa

Other Common Names

Lycose sombre (FR) Shiny Thin-legged Wolf Spider (EN)

Concept Reference

Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-09-12

Change Date2015-09-12

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Prince Edward Island	SU	Yes
Saskatchewan	S5	Yes
Nova Scotia	SU	Yes
Manitoba	S5	Yes
Yukon Territory	S5	Yes
Northwest Territories	S4	Yes
New Brunswick	SU	Yes
Labrador	SU	Yes
British Columbia	S5	Yes
Alberta	S5	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	S5	Yes
Ontario	S5	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
West Virginia	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Montana	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Madan	Tongass National Forest	68,553

Minnesota (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kawishiwi Lake To Sawbill	Superior National Forest	15,305

References (3)

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.
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.
Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html