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Meadow wolf spider

Pardosa prativaga (L. Koch, 1870)

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The meadow wolf spider (Pardosa prativaga) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 7.5 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: France.

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Quick facts about the meadow wolf spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
5.2 mm – 7.5 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
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the meadow wolf spider?

MEADOW WOLF SPIDER · LENGTH 7.5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 7.5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the meadow 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 meadow wolf spider eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the meadow wolf spider

The 24 best supported of 75 on record

  1. Chartoscirta cincta3 sources
  2. Lesteva sicula3 sources
  3. Bembidion assimile3 sources
  4. Heather ladybird Chilocorus bipustulatus3 sources
  5. Liocranoeca striata3 sources
  6. Ochthephilum fracticorne3 sources
  7. Platystethus nodifrons3 sources
  8. Zora spinimana3 sources
  9. Acalypta carinata2 sources
  10. Acalypta nigrina2 sources
  11. Anthicus antherinus2 sources
  12. Bembidion properans2 sources
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  1. Bledius rufipes2 sources
  2. Chlamydatus pullus2 sources
  3. Microlestes maurus2 sources
  4. Oedostethus quadripustulatus2 sources
  5. Oligota pumilio2 sources
  6. Phyllotreta nigripes2 sources
  7. Small turnip flea beetle Phyllotreta undulata2 sources
  8. Stygnocoris rusticus2 sources
  9. Anacaena limbata2 sources
  10. Araeoncus humilis2 sources
  11. Asthenargus paganus2 sources
  12. Aulonia albimana2 sources

Recorded predators of the meadow wolf spider

20 on record

  1. Common reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus3 sources
  2. Paederus riparius3 sources
  3. Common slow worm Anguis fragilis3 sources
  4. Leopard bear-spider Arctosa leopardus3 sources
  5. Sand lizard Lacerta agilis3 sources
  6. Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia3 sources
  7. Pirata piscatorius3 sources
  8. Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
  9. One-eyed centipede Lamyctes emarginatus2 sources
  10. Alopecosa cuneata2 sources
  11. Leistus ferrugineus2 sources
  12. Anchomenus dorsalis2 sources
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  1. Calathus melanocephalus2 sources
  2. Carabus auratus2 sources
  3. Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources
  4. Pterostichus strenuus2 sources
  5. Longjaw ground-beetle Stomis pumicatus2 sources
  6. Tetartopeus terminatus2 sources
  7. Trochosa ruricola2 sources
  8. Xysticus acerbus2 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 meadow 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 meadow wolf spider is listed for 1 country.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. France

Why a country list is not a range map

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

Is the meadow 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 meadow wolf spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLycosidae
  6. genusPardosa
  7. SpeciesPardosa prativaga (L. Koch, 1870)

Synonyms Lycosa prativaga, Pardosa fervida

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • slíďák lužníCzech
  • gråstribet jægerDanish
  • GraslaufwolfGerman
  • törmäsusikkiFinnish
  • Pievinis šuolininkasLithuanian
  • ringulveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • OeverwolfspinDutch
  • Wałęsak tygrysiPolish
  • Луговая пардозаRussian
  • sliedič lužnýSlovak
  • strumpvargspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the meadow 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 meadow wolf spider?

An adult meadow wolf spider measures 5.2 mm – 7.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the meadow wolf spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the meadow wolf spider for 1 country: France. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the meadow wolf spider?

The meadow wolf spider (Pardosa prativaga) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the meadow wolf spider?

Animals recorded preying on the meadow wolf spider include common reed bunting, paederus riparius, common slow worm and leopard bear-spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the meadow wolf spider eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the meadow wolf spider include chartoscirta cincta, lesteva sicula, bembidion assimile and heather ladybird. 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{meadow_wolf_spider_2026,
  title = {Meadow wolf spider (Pardosa prativaga)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/meadow-wolf-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}