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Centromerus sylvaticus

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Centromerus sylvaticus is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Poland and Sweden.

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Quick facts about Centromerus sylvaticus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.2 mm – 4 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Generations a year
One
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Centromerus sylvaticus?

CENTROMERUS SYLVATICUS · LENGTH 4 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4 mm, the recorded maximum length of the centromerus sylvaticus is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Centromerus sylvaticus 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.

Centromerus sylvaticus is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. Poland
  2. Sweden

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Centromerus sylvaticus 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 Centromerus sylvaticus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusCentromerus
  7. SpeciesCentromerus sylvaticus (Blackwall, 1841)

Synonyms Bathyphantes setipalpus, Centromerita sylvaticus, Centromerus latens, Centromerus quinquedentatus, Centromerus setipalpus, Centromerus silvaticus, Centromerus silvestris, Erigone silvatica, Erigone silvestris, Linyphia setipalpis, Microneta latens, Microneta quinquedentata, Neriene sylvatica, Tmeticus serratus, Tmeticus silvaticus, Tmeticus sylvaticus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • plachetnatka lesníCzech
  • Gewöhnliches MoosweberchenGerman
  • kenttäsentrikkiFinnish
  • マルサラグモJapanese
  • 가우리접시거미Korean
  • taggsnabelmatteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • Gewoon zaagpalpjeDutch
  • Центромерус леснойRussian
  • plachtárka lesnáSlovak
  • fälttäckvävareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Centromerus sylvaticus

Other species in the same genus Centromerus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Centromerus sylvaticus?

An adult Centromerus sylvaticus measures 2.2 mm – 4 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Centromerus sylvaticus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Centromerus sylvaticus for 2 countries: Poland and Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Centromerus sylvaticus?

Centromerus sylvaticus (Centromerus sylvaticus) belongs to the family Linyphiidae 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). Centromerus sylvaticus (Centromerus sylvaticus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/centromerus-sylvaticus

MLA

“Centromerus sylvaticus (Centromerus sylvaticus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/centromerus-sylvaticus.

BibTeX
@misc{centromerus_sylvaticus_2026,
  title = {Centromerus sylvaticus (Centromerus sylvaticus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/centromerus-sylvaticus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}