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Common wolf spider

Pardosa pullata (Clerck, 1757)

Status not recordedspiders

The common wolf spider (Pardosa pullata) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 6 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: France and Poland.

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Quick facts about the common wolf spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4 mm – 6 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland, human_modified, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Generations a year
Onesrc for Generations a year
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the common wolf spider?

COMMON WOLF SPIDER · LENGTH 6 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6 mm, the recorded maximum length of the common wolf spider is about 0.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the common wolf spider eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the common wolf spider

12 on record

  1. Bembidion properans2 sources
  2. Acalypta carinata2 sources
  3. Acalypta nigrina2 sources
  4. Anthicus antherinus2 sources
  5. Bembidion lampros2 sources
  6. Chlamydatus pullus2 sources
  7. Microlestes maurus2 sources
  8. Oxypoda formiceticola2 sources
  9. Palporus nitidulus2 sources
  10. Phyllotreta nigripes2 sources
  11. Small turnip flea beetle Phyllotreta undulata2 sources
  12. Stygnocoris rusticus2 sources

Recorded predators of the common wolf spider

12 on record

  1. Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
  2. Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources
  3. Leistus ferrugineus2 sources
  4. Alopecosa cuneata2 sources
  5. Anchomenus dorsalis2 sources
  6. Calathus melanocephalus2 sources
  7. Carabus auratus2 sources
  8. One-eyed centipede Lamyctes emarginatus2 sources
  9. Pterostichus strenuus2 sources
  10. Trochosa ruricola2 sources
  11. Xysticus acerbus2 sources
  12. Swamp crab spider Xysticus ulmi2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the common wolf spider live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The common wolf spider is listed for 2 countries.

FrancePoland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. Poland

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the common wolf spider endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the common wolf spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLycosidae
  6. genusPardosa
  7. SpeciesPardosa pullata (Clerck, 1757)

Synonyms Aranea erratica, Aranea lupus, Araneus pullatus, Lycosa badia, Lycosa lignaria, Lycosa nana, Lycosa nigriceps, Lycosa obscura, Lycosa pullata, Lycosa pullata, Pardosa badia, Pardosa erratica, Pardosa kervillei, Pardosa kervillei montivaga, Pardosa lupus, Pardosa nana, Pardosa obscura

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • slíďák menšíCzech
  • Rødbrun jægerDanish
  • Kleiner WiesenlaufwolfGerman
  • kosteikkosusikkiFinnish
  • Tamsiaraštis šuolininkasLithuanian
  • kortbeinulveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewone wolfspinDutch
  • Паучиха-леопардица тёмно-сераяRussian
  • sliedič menšíSlovak
  • kortbent vargspindelSwedish

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Relatives of the common wolf spider

Other species in the same genus Pardosa.

Wolf spider

Pardosa nigriceps

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the common wolf spider?

An adult common wolf spider measures 4 mm – 6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the common wolf spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the common wolf spider for 2 countries: France and Poland. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the common wolf spider?

The common wolf spider (Pardosa pullata) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the common wolf spider?

Animals recorded preying on the common wolf spider include bronze carabid, tent spider, leistus ferrugineus and alopecosa cuneata. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the common wolf spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the common wolf spider include bembidion properans, acalypta carinata, acalypta nigrina and anthicus antherinus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{common_wolf_spider_2026,
  title = {Common wolf spider (Pardosa pullata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/common-wolf-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}