Shoreline Wolf Spider (Arctosa littoralis) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Spiders

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Common Names

English common name:

Shoreline Wolf Spider

In English, species in the family Lycosidae are named "Wolf Spider".

French common name:

Lycose littorale

In French, species in the family Lycosidae are named "Lycose" (feminine), except for genera Pirata and Piratula.

Year	English common name	French common name
2010
2015	Shoreline Wolf Spider	Lycose littorale
2020	Shoreline Wolf Spider	Lycose littorale

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Chelicerata

Class

Arachnida

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2010	Arctosa littoralis	Lycosidae	Araneae
2015	Arctosa littoralis	Lycosidae	Araneae
2020	Arctosa littoralis	Lycosidae	Araneae

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change
2010	Secure
2015	Secure
2020	Apparently Secure	Increased level of risk.	Criteria revision.

Original Ranks:

Canada
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Secure - N5
2020	Apparently Secure - N4N5

Yukon
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Alberta
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Manitoba
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Ontario
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Imperiled - S2?

Quebec
2010	Secure - 4
2015	Apparently Secure - S4S5
2020	Apparently Secure - S4S5

New Brunswick
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Nova Scotia
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Prince Edward Island
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SU
2020	Unrankable - SU

Newfoundland and Labrador
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present