Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Horrid Ground-weaver (Nothophantes horridus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Horrid Ground-weaver (Nothophantes horridus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Horrid Ground-weaver

Nothophantes horridus

Horrid Ground-weaver is a spider in the family Linyphiidae (order Araneae) — Nothophantes horridus, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to United Kingdom.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Nothophantes horridus
Recorded from
United Kingdom
Taxonomy
Arachnida · Araneae · Linyphiidae · Nothophantes

The spider

Money spiders are tiny sheet-web builders. Cave and litter species in this family are often known from one site.

Spiders are eight-legged predators that inject venom through fangs. A named species may be known from one cave or one island.

Range and habitat

Housing This species is endemic to Devon in England in the United Kingdom.

GBIF currently lists 4 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

Horrid Ground-weaver 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 French Wikipedia article on Nothophantes horridus, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q1645613 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Horrid Ground-weaver?
Horrid Ground-weaver is a spider in the family Linyphiidae (order Araneae) — Nothophantes horridus.
What is the conservation status of Horrid Ground-weaver?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Nothophantes horridus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Horrid Ground-weaver live?
Housing This species is endemic to Devon in England in the United Kingdom.
Why is Horrid Ground-weaver 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 Nothophantes horridus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Horrid Ground-weaver a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.