Bristle-headed Arctic Money Spider

Arcterigone pilifrons

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARA1C010
Common Name: 
Bristle-headed Arctic Money Spider
Scientific Name: 
Arcterigone pilifrons
Synonyms: 
Erigone pilifrons
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Linyphiidae
Distribution

Distribution

Distribution Palaearctic, including Alaska and the three northern territories (Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut). It is not known to occur in any Canadian provinces. In the NWT, is has been recorded only from Banks Island (Paquin et al. 2010, Loboda et al. 2013, GBIF).

Number of Occurrences

Loboda et al. (2013) report an unknown number of occurrences on Banks Island. GBIF includes four records from the NWT, all from Banks Island. Paquin et al. (2010) note the presence of this species in the NWT but do not provide location information within the territory. References: (1) Loboda et al. 2013. Unpublished spider data from Northern Biodiversity Program. (2) https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=CA&taxon_key=2138778&occurrence_status=present&gadm_gid=CAN.6_1 (3) Paquin, P., Buckle, D.J., Duperre, N., & Dondale, C.D. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa, 2461(2461): 1-170.
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 2023 by R. Bennett; no change.
Last Updated: 
August 9, 2024
Status Designations

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

COSEWIC Status: 
-

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