# Common ground-weaver (*Tenuiphantes tenuis*)

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Data as of: 2026-11-14

The common ground-weaver (Tenuiphantes tenuis) is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4.3 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Algeria and Italy.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 2 mm – 4.3 mm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| Main food | Not recorded |
| Habitat | forest, grassland, human_modified, wetland |
| Young per litter or clutch | Not recorded |
| Active | At night (nocturnal) |
| Generations a year | Several |
| Conservation status | Not recorded |
| Countries on record | 2 countries |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Semi-aquatic bugs (*Hebrus pusillus*), Athous subfuscus (*Athous subfuscus*), Diplocephalus picinus (*Diplocephalus picinus*), Saloca diceros (*Saloca diceros*), Geostiba circellaris (*Geostiba circellaris*), Small sheet-web weaver (*Microneta viaria*), Ceratinella brevis (*Ceratinella brevis*), Margined click beetle (*Dalopius marginatus*), Mocyta fungi (*Mocyta fungi*), Erigonella hiemalis (*Erigonella hiemalis*), Tapinocyba insecta (*Tapinocyba insecta*), Asthenargus paganus (*Asthenargus paganus*). Recorded predators: Euophrys frontalis (*Euophrys frontalis*), Lesteva sicula (*Lesteva sicula*), Paederus riparius (*Paederus riparius*), Pterostichus strenuus (*Pterostichus strenuus*), Robertus lividus (*Robertus lividus*), Shorter red centipede (*Strigamia acuminata*), Harpactea lepida (*Harpactea lepida*), One-eyed centipede (*Lamyctes emarginatus*), Common Schendyla (*Schendyla nemorensis*), Athous subfuscus (*Athous subfuscus*), Geophilus electricus (*Geophilus electricus*), Garden hammock spider (*Linyphia hortensis*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Introduced range

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists it as introduced in 3 countries. Introduced: Canada, Falkland Islands, United States. Source: https://griis.org/ (CC BY 4.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Linyphiidae
- genus: Tenuiphantes
- species: *Tenuiphantes tenuis* (Blackwall, 1852)

Synonyms: *Lepthyphantes aspromontis*, *Lepthyphantes foliatus*, *Lepthyphantes sanfilippoi*, *Lepthyphantes tenebricola*, *Lepthyphantes tenius*, *Lepthyphantes tenuis*, *Leptyphantes tenuis*, *Linyphia tenuis*, *Tenuiphantes aspromontis*, *Tenuiphantes falteronensis*, *Tenuiphantes foliatus*, *Tenuiphantes sanfilippoi*

## 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.

Algeria, Italy

## Common questions

### How big is the common ground-weaver?

An adult common ground-weaver measures 2 mm – 4.3 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the common ground-weaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the common ground-weaver for 2 countries: Algeria and Italy. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### Is the common ground-weaver an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the common ground-weaver as introduced in 3 countries: Canada, Falkland Islands and United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

### What kind of animal is the common ground-weaver?

The common ground-weaver (Tenuiphantes tenuis) belongs to the family Linyphiidae in the order Araneae.

### What eats the common ground-weaver?

Animals recorded preying on the common ground-weaver include euophrys frontalis, lesteva sicula, paederus riparius and pterostichus strenuus. 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 ground-weaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the common ground-weaver include semi-aquatic bugs, athous subfuscus, diplocephalus picinus and saloca diceros. 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.
- [Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (GRIIS)](https://griis.org/), CC BY 4.0, 2026-11-13. Pagad, S., Genovesi, P., Carnevali, L., Schigel, D. & McGeoch, M.A. (2018) Introducing the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species. Scientific Data 5: 170202. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.202. Country checklists published through GBIF by the IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group.
- [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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