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Attulus distinguendus

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Attulus distinguendus is a species in the family Salticidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4.26 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including China, France and Greece.

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Quick facts about Attulus distinguendus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4.26 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Attulus distinguendus?

ATTULUS DISTINGUENDUS · LENGTH 4.26 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.26 mm, the recorded maximum length of the attulus distinguendus is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Attulus distinguendus 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.

Attulus distinguendus is listed for 4 countries.

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

  1. China
  2. France
  3. Greece
  4. Japan

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Attulus distinguendus 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 Attulus distinguendus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familySalticidae
  6. genusAttulus
  7. SpeciesAttulus distinguendus (Simon, 1868)

Synonyms Attulus cinereus, Attulus frigidus, Attulus helveolus, Attulus helvolus, Attulus histrio, Attulus numeratus, Attulus paraviduus, Attulus psammodes, Attulus ruficarpus, Attus cinereus, Attus distinguendus, Attus frigidus, Attus helveolus, Attus histrio, Attus psammodes, Attus ruficarpus, Attus solaris, Euophrys cinerea, Sitticus cinereus, Sitticus distinguendus, Sitticus frigidus, Sitticus helveolus, Sitticus histrio, Sitticus numeratus, Sitticus paraviduus, Sitticus psammodes

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Silbergras-SandhocklingGerman
  • dyynitäplähypykkiFinnish
  • sanddynehopperNorwegian Bokmål
  • KustspringspinDutch
  • dynhoppspindelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Attulus distinguendus

Other species in the same genus Attulus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Attulus distinguendus?

An adult Attulus distinguendus measures 4.26 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Attulus distinguendus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Attulus distinguendus for 4 countries: China, France, Greece and Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Attulus distinguendus?

Attulus distinguendus (Attulus distinguendus) belongs to the family Salticidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Attulus distinguendus (Attulus distinguendus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/attulus-distinguendus

MLA

“Attulus distinguendus (Attulus distinguendus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/attulus-distinguendus.

BibTeX
@misc{attulus_distinguendus_2026,
  title = {Attulus distinguendus (Attulus distinguendus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/attulus-distinguendus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}