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Araneus compsus

Status not recordedspiders

Araneus compsus is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Brazil.

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Quick facts about Araneus compsus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Araneus compsus 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 compsus is listed for 1 country.

Brazil
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Brazil

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Araneus compsus 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 compsus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus compsus (Soares & Camargo, 1948)

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Araneus compsus

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.

Where does Araneus compsus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Araneus compsus for 1 country: Brazil. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Araneus compsus?

Araneus compsus (Araneus compsus) 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 compsus (Araneus compsus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-compsus

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“Araneus compsus (Araneus compsus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-compsus.

BibTeX
@misc{araneus_compsus_2026,
  title = {Araneus compsus (Araneus compsus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-compsus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}