Schorrenwolfspin
Pardosa purbeckensis
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Lycosidae
Genus
Pardosa
Schorrenwolfspin belongs to the family Lycosidae, order Araneae, within the Arachnida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Pardosa purbeckensis faces severe threats from coastal habitat loss and degradation due to sea level rise, coastal development, and changes in saltmarsh management practices. The species' extremely restricted range on the Dorset coast makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from habitat modification and climate change impacts on its specialized saltmarsh environment.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Specialized saltmarsh habitats along the Dorset coast, particularly in areas with sparse vegetation and exposed sediment surfaces in the upper saltmarsh zones. The species requires specific microhabitat conditions found in transitional areas between saltmarsh and terrestrial environments.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Pardosa purbeckensis faces severe threats from coastal habitat loss and degradation due to sea level rise, coastal development, and changes in saltmarsh management practices. The species' extremely restricted range on the Dorset coast makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinctions from habitat modification and climate change impacts on its specialized saltmarsh environment.
Climate change impacts on microhabitat conditions
Coastal development and infrastructure
Saltmarsh habitat degradation
Sea level rise and coastal erosion
Changes in grazing and management regimes
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Schorrenwolfspin (Pardosa purbeckensis). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/schorrenwolfspin