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title: "Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider"
description: "Zoropsis spinimana — Insects & spiders. Zoropsis spinimana, also known as Nosferatu spider, is a spider species belonging to the family Zoropsidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/mediterranean-spiny-false-wolf-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider

> Zoropsis spinimana — Insects & spiders. Zoropsis spinimana, also known as Nosferatu spider, is a spider species belonging to the family Zoropsidae.

- Scientific name: *Zoropsis spinimana*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 29613
- Wikidata: [Q147818](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147818)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127112](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127112)

## Names

- en: Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider
- de: Nosferatu-Spinne
- es: Falsa Araña Lobo Espinosa Mediterránea
- fr: Zoropse à pattes épineuses

## Countries with the most observations

FR (10088), DE (4551), IT (2867), US (1947), CH (1454), PT (1428), ES (1055), AT (1017), GB (698), NL (313), HR (242), BE (229)

## Summary

Zoropsis spinimana, also known as Nosferatu spider, is a spider species belonging to the family Zoropsidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoropsis_spinimana

## Photo

![Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/mediterranean-spiny-false-wolf-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marino Linić · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117560111

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/mediterranean-spiny-false-wolf-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).