Wolf spider
Pardosa amentata (Clerck, 1757)
Status not recordedspiders
The wolf spider (Pardosa amentata) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 8 mm in length.
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Quick facts about the wolf spider
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 5.5 mm – 8 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
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the wolf spider?
What does the wolf spider eat, and what eats it?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the wolf spider
5 on record
- Araeoncus humilis2 sources
- Tachyporus atriceps2 sources
- Tachyporus hypnorum2 sources
- Red clover seed weevil Tychius stephensi2 sources
- Squamapion cineraceum2 sources
Recorded predators of the wolf spider
5 on record
- Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
- One-eyed centipede Lamyctes emarginatus2 sources
- Trochosa ruricola2 sources
- Carabus auratus2 sources
- Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 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
- @article{Hines_2019, doi = {10.1002/ecy.2679}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fecy.2679}, year = 2019, month = {mar}, publisher = {Wiley}, pages = {e02679}, author = {Jes Hines and Darren P. Giling and Michael Rzanny and Winfried Voigt and Sebastian T. Meyer and Wolfgang W. Weisser and Nico Eisenha
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
Where does the wolf spider live?
Not recorded
Is the 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 wolf spider classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyLycosidae
- genusPardosa
- SpeciesPardosa amentata (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms Aranea fumigata, Aranea littoralis, Aranea lyonetti, Aranea saccata, Araneus amentatus, Lycosa amentata, Lycosa saccata, Pardosa fumigata, Pardosa littoralis, Pardosa lyonetti, Pardosa postuma, Pardosa saccata
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Spotted wolf spiderEnglish
- slíďák mokřadníCzech
- EngjægerDanish
- Dunkle WolfsspinneGerman
- UferlaufwolfGerman
- niittysusikkiFinnish
- Pardose ceinturéeFrench
- Parti farkaspókHungarian
- Vikrusis šuolininkasLithuanian
- engulveedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
- TuinwolfspinDutch
- Wałęsak zwyczajnyPolish
- Пардоза меткаяRussian
- Пардоза безумнаяRussian
- Стройная пардозаRussian
- sliedič obyčajnýSlovak
- prickvargspindelSwedish
- Павук-вовк стрічкуватийUkrainian
Relatives of the wolf spider
Other species in the same genus Pardosa.
Arctic wolf spider
Pardosa glacialis
Meadow wolf spider
Pardosa prativaga
Pond wolf spider
Pardosa pseudoannulata
Shore spider
Pardosa milvina
Wolf spider
Pardosa nigriceps
Groenland wolf spider
Pardosa groenlandica
CompareWolf spider vs Arctic wolf spiderWolf spider vs Meadow wolf spiderWolf spider vs Pond wolf spiderWolf spider vs Shore spider
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wolf spider?
An adult wolf spider measures 5.5 mm – 8 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the wolf spider?
The wolf spider (Pardosa amentata) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.
What eats the wolf spider?
Animals recorded preying on the wolf spider include bronze carabid, one-eyed centipede, trochosa ruricola and carabus auratus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Which animals does the wolf spider eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the wolf spider include araeoncus humilis, tachyporus atriceps, tachyporus hypnorum and red clover seed weevil. 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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