Common fox spider
Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757)
Status not recordedspiders
The common fox spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.1 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: France and Japan.
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Quick facts about the common fox spider
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- 7 mm – 1.1 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grassland, human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Generations a year
- Onesrc for Generations a year
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 2 countriessrc for Countries on record
How big is the common fox spider?
What does the common fox spider eat, and what eats it?
Species recorded in published studies and collections.
Recorded prey of the common fox spider
The 24 best supported of 57 on record
- Badister bullatus2 sources
- Garden Bembidion beetle Bembidion quadrimaculatum2 sources
- Bembidion properans2 sources
- Drymus sylvaticus2 sources
- Hairy-horned springtail-hunter Loricera pilicornis2 sources
- Megalonotus chiragra2 sources
- Megalonotus emarginatus2 sources
- Microlestes minutulus2 sources
- Phyllotreta nigripes2 sources
- Barley flea beetle Phyllotreta vittula2 sources
- Ant-nest ladybird Platynaspis luteorubra2 sources
- Pterostichus strenuus2 sources
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- Clover weevil Sitona hispidulus2 sources
- Sitona languidus2 sources
- Syntomus truncatellus2 sources
- Trechus quadristriatus2 sources
- Acalypta carinata2 sources
- Acalypta nigrina2 sources
- Acrotona parvula2 sources
- Midday harp ground beetle Acupalpus meridianus2 sources
- Shortened minute rove beetle Aleochara curtula2 sources
- Aloconota gregaria2 sources
- Amischa decipiens2 sources
- Anotylus insecatus2 sources
Recorded predators of the common fox spider
5 on record
- Bronze carabid Carabus nemoralis2 sources
- Trochosa ruricola2 sources
- Carabus auratus2 sources
- Tent spider Pisaura mirabilis2 sources
- Xysticus acerbus2 sources
Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).
References for these records
- @article{Hines_2019, doi = {10.1002/ecy.2679}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fecy.2679}, year = 2019, month = {mar}, publisher = {Wiley}, pages = {e02679}, author = {Jes Hines and Darren P. Giling and Michael Rzanny and Winfried Voigt and Sebastian T. Meyer and Wolfgang W. Weisser and Nico Eisenha
- Poelen, J. H. Global Biotic Interactions: Interpreted Data Products. Zenodo https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5708970 (2021).
Where does the common fox spider 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.
The common fox spider is listed for 2 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Why a country list is not a range map
Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
Is the common fox spider 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 the common fox spider classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classArachnida
- orderAraneae
- familyLycosidae
- genusAlopecosa
- SpeciesAlopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms Alopecosa aquilonaris, Alopecosa cornuta, Alopecosa pinetorum, Alopecosa rapax, Alopecosa renidens, Alopecosa renidens, Aranea carinata, Araneus pulverulentus, Arctosa renidens, Lycosa andrenivora, Lycosa cuneata, Lycosa gasteinensis, Lycosa graminicola, Lycosa intersecta, Lycosa pulverulenta, Lycosa rapax, Lycosa renidens, Lycosa trucidatoria, Pardosa cornuta, Tarentula andrenivora, Tarentula aquilonaris, Tarentula carinata, Tarentula cuneata, Tarentula gasteinensis, Tarentula graminicola, Tarentula pulverulenta, Tarentula pulverulenta, Tarentula renidens
Other names and names in other languages (14)
- slíďák šedýCzech
- KilekæmpejægerDanish
- Kleine ScheintarantelGerman
- raitaleokkiFinnish
- Lycose-renard poussiéreuseFrench
- チリコモリグモJapanese
- 먼지늑대거미Korean
- Paprastasis pleištavorisLithuanian
- kreklingvargedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
- Gewone panterspinDutch
- Алопекоза пыльнаяRussian
- Запыленная алопекозаRussian
- strehúň šedýSlovak
- ängsvargspindelSwedish
Relatives of the common fox spider
Other species in the same genus Alopecosa.
Great fox-spider
Alopecosa fabrilis
Wolf spider
Alopecosa aculeata
White-banded fox spider
Alopecosa albofasciata
Koch's wolf spider
Alopecosa kochi
Easter fox spider
Alopecosa barbipes
Painted wolf spider
Alopecosa pictilis
CompareCommon fox spider vs Great fox-spiderCommon fox spider vs Wolf spiderCommon fox spider vs White-banded fox spiderCommon fox spider vs Koch's wolf spider
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the common fox spider?
An adult common fox spider measures 7 mm – 1.1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the common fox spider live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the common fox spider for 2 countries: France and Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is the common fox spider?
The common fox spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.
What eats the common fox spider?
Animals recorded preying on the common fox spider include bronze carabid, trochosa ruricola, carabus auratus and tent spider. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Which animals does the common fox spider eat?
Animals recorded as prey of the common fox spider include badister bullatus, garden bembidion beetle, bembidion properans and drymus sylvaticus. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products · CC0 1.0 · 0.11
Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference. - TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe · CC BY 4.0 · 2.0
Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844
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