Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Deserta Grande Wolf Spider (Hogna ingens), recorded as Critically Endangered
Deserta Grande Wolf Spider (Hogna ingens). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Deserta Grande Wolf Spider

Hogna ingens

Deserta Grande Wolf Spider is a spider in the family Lycosidae (order Araneae) — Hogna ingens, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hogna ingens
Taxonomy
Arachnida · Araneae · Lycosidae · Hogna

Range and habitat

This spider is endemic to the Deserta Grande Island of the Madeira archipelago, specifically a remote valley, the Vale de Castanheira.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

In 2016 a captive breeding program was set up at Bristol Zoo with 25 individuals being captured and taken to the zoo.

In crisis

Deserta Grande Wolf Spider is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Deserta Grande Wolf Spider, Wikidata item Q447883. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Deserta Grande Wolf Spider?
Deserta Grande Wolf Spider is a spider in the family Lycosidae (order Araneae) — Hogna ingens.
What is the conservation status of Deserta Grande Wolf Spider?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hogna ingens. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Deserta Grande Wolf Spider live?
This spider is endemic to the Deserta Grande Island of the Madeira archipelago, specifically a remote valley, the Vale de Castanheira.
Why is Deserta Grande Wolf Spider in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hogna ingens?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Deserta Grande Wolf Spider a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.