glanzende dennenspringer
Dendryphantes rudis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
The glanzende dennenspringer faces significant pressure from forest fragmentation and intensive forestry practices that remove the mature coniferous trees essential for its survival. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the composition of coniferous forests and potentially shifting suitable habitat ranges northward. The species' specialized habitat requirements and limited dispersal ability make it particularly vulnerable to landscape-level changes in forest management.
Habitat
This jumping spider inhabits mature coniferous forests, particularly favoring the bark and branches of old-growth pine, spruce, and fir trees. It requires well-developed forest canopies with complex bark structures that provide hunting grounds and shelter.
Other threatened species in Salticidae
Threatened in Åland Islands
Frequently asked questions
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