Pardosa leipoldti

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Leipoldt's Pardosa Wolf Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Pardosa
Species:
P. leipoldti
Binomial name
Pardosa leipoldti

Pardosa leipoldti is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in southern Africa and is commonly known as Leipoldt's Pardosa wolf spider.[3]

Pardosa leipoldti is found in Zimbabwe and South Africa.[2] In South Africa, it is recorded from the provinces Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Western Cape at altitudes ranging from 78 to 1730 m.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Pardosa leipoldti inhabits the Fynbos, Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes. The species is a fast running ground spider found in a variety of habitats.[3]

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