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Macrargus carpenteri

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Macrargus carpenteri is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 2.75 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Sweden and Switzerland.

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Quick facts about Macrargus carpenteri

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2.75 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Macrargus carpenteri?

MACRARGUS CARPENTERI · LENGTH 2.75 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.75 mm, the recorded maximum length of the macrargus carpenteri is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Macrargus carpenteri 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.

Macrargus carpenteri is listed for 2 countries.

SwedenSwitzerland
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Sweden
  2. Switzerland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Macrargus carpenteri 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 Macrargus carpenteri classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusMacrargus
  7. SpeciesMacrargus carpenteri (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1895)

Synonyms Macrargus excavatus, Macrargus rabeleri, Macrargus rufus carpenteri, Macrargus rufus minutus, Macrargus rufus var. carpenteri, Tmeticus carpenteri

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • plachetnatka CarpenterovaCzech
  • KiefernstreuweberGerman
  • mäntykuntakkiFinnish
  • furubuematteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • DennestrooiselspinDutch
  • Древесный макраргусRussian
  • plachtárka CarpenterovaSlovak
  • bryntäckvävareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Macrargus carpenteri

Other species in the same genus Macrargus.

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Common questions

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How big is Macrargus carpenteri?

An adult Macrargus carpenteri measures 2.75 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Macrargus carpenteri live?

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

What kind of animal is Macrargus carpenteri?

Macrargus carpenteri (Macrargus carpenteri) 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). Macrargus carpenteri (Macrargus carpenteri). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/macrargus-carpenteri

MLA

“Macrargus carpenteri (Macrargus carpenteri).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/macrargus-carpenteri.

BibTeX
@misc{macrargus_carpenteri_2026,
  title = {Macrargus carpenteri (Macrargus carpenteri)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/macrargus-carpenteri},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}