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Araneus angulatus

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Araneus angulatus is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.34 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: France, Portugal and Spain.

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Quick facts about Araneus angulatus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.34 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Araneus angulatus?

ARANEUS ANGULATUS · LENGTH 1.34 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.34 cm, the recorded maximum length of the araneus angulatus is about 0.8% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Araneus angulatus live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Araneus angulatus is listed for 3 countries.

FrancePortugalSpain
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. Portugal
  3. Spain

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Araneus angulatus 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 Araneus angulatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus angulatus Clerck, 1757

Synonyms Aranea angulata, Aranea cruciata, Araneus angulatus, Araneus angulatus afolius, Araneus angulatus atricolor, Araneus angulatus levifolius, Araneus angulatus niger, Araneus angulatus nitidifolius, Araneus angulatus personatus, Araneus virgatus, Epeira angulata, Epeira angulata afolia, Epeira angulata levifolia, Epeira angulata nigra, Epeira angulata nitidifolia, Epeira cruciata, Epeira eremita, Epeira pinetorum, Epeira quercetorum, Epeira regia, Epeira spinivulva

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Stor pukkelhjulspinderDanish
  • Gehörnte KreuzspinneGerman
  • kyhmyristihämähäkkiFinnish
  • Épeire angulaireFrench
  • 모서리왕거미Korean
  • skogveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • SchouderkruisspinDutch
  • knölspindelSwedish
  • kyhmyristikkiFinnish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Araneus angulatus

Other species in the same genus Araneus.

Barn spider

Araneus cavaticus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Araneus angulatus?

An adult Araneus angulatus measures 1.34 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Araneus angulatus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Araneus angulatus for 3 countries: France, Portugal and Spain. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Araneus angulatus?

Araneus angulatus (Araneus angulatus) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Araneus angulatus (Araneus angulatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-angulatus

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{araneus_angulatus_2026,
  title = {Araneus angulatus (Araneus angulatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-angulatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}