Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Algar do Carvão Cave Spider (Turinyphia cavernicola), recorded as Endangered
Algar do Carvão Cave Spider (Turinyphia cavernicola). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Algar do Carvão Cave Spider

Turinyphia cavernicola

Algar do Carvão Cave Spider is a spider in the family Linyphiidae (order Araneae) — Turinyphia cavernicola, recorded as Endangered and tied to Portugal.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Turinyphia cavernicola
Recorded from
Portugal
Taxonomy
Arachnida · Araneae · Linyphiidae · Turinyphia

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

This spider is usually found in the Azores.

GBIF currently lists 47 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

Algar do Carvão Cave Spider is 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 Indonesian Wikipedia article on Turinyphia cavernicola, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q2036780 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 Algar do Carvão Cave Spider?
Algar do Carvão Cave Spider is a spider in the family Linyphiidae (order Araneae) — Turinyphia cavernicola.
What is the conservation status of Algar do Carvão Cave Spider?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Turinyphia cavernicola. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Algar do Carvão Cave Spider live?
This spider is usually found in the Azores.
Why is Algar do Carvão Cave Spider in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Turinyphia cavernicola?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Algar do Carvão Cave Spider a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.