# Common fox spider (*Alopecosa pulverulenta*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

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.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 7 mm – 1.1 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | grassland, human_modified |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | Day and night (cathemeral) |
| Generations a year | One |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 2 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Badister bullatus (*Badister bullatus*), Garden Bembidion beetle (*Bembidion quadrimaculatum*), Bembidion properans (*Bembidion properans*), Drymus sylvaticus (*Drymus sylvaticus*), Hairy-horned springtail-hunter (*Loricera pilicornis*), Megalonotus chiragra (*Megalonotus chiragra*), Megalonotus emarginatus (*Megalonotus emarginatus*), Microlestes minutulus (*Microlestes minutulus*), Phyllotreta nigripes (*Phyllotreta nigripes*), Barley flea beetle (*Phyllotreta vittula*), Ant-nest ladybird (*Platynaspis luteorubra*), Pterostichus strenuus (*Pterostichus strenuus*). Recorded predators: Bronze carabid (*Carabus nemoralis*), Trochosa ruricola (*Trochosa ruricola*), Carabus auratus (*Carabus auratus*), Tent spider (*Pisaura mirabilis*), Xysticus acerbus (*Xysticus acerbus*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Lycosidae
- genus: Alopecosa
- species: *Alopecosa 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*

## Countries on record

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.

France, Japan

## Common questions

### 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

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), 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](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), 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](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), 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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