Squinting Argus Money Spider

Mecynargus paetulus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Squinting Argus Money Spider
Scientific Name: 
Mecynargus paetulus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Linyphiidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

The only records of this species in the NWT were reported by Loboda et al. (2013) from Banks Island and Norman Wells. The number of specimens collected at each site is unknown. Reference: Loboda et al. 2013. Unpublished spider data from Northern Biodiversity Program.
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Regional experts consider this species to be poorly known and unrankable in the NWT.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Originally ranked in 2010. Rank reviewed in 2014 and 2022 by R. Bennett; no change.
Last Updated: 
September 17, 2024
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

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