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Macrargus rufus

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Macrargus rufus is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 6 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Germany and Poland.

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Quick facts about Macrargus rufus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3 mm – 6 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is Macrargus rufus?

MACRARGUS RUFUS · LENGTH 6 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 6 mm, the recorded maximum length of the macrargus rufus is about 0.4% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Macrargus rufus 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 rufus is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. Germany
  2. Poland

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Macrargus rufus 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 rufus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusMacrargus
  7. SpeciesMacrargus rufus (Wider, 1834)

Synonyms Bathyphantes ohlerti, Centromerus aequalis, Macrargus aequalis, Macrargus erythrocephalus, Macrargus inermis, Macrargus ohlerti, Macrargus parvipalpis, Macrargus rubripes, Macrargus rufa, Macrargus ruficephalus, Theridion rufum

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • plachetnatka rudohnědáCzech
  • Gewöhnlicher StreuweberGerman
  • metsäkuntakkiFinnish
  • skogbuematteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • WinterstrooiselspinDutch
  • Рыжий макраргусRussian
  • plachtárka červenohnedáSlovak
  • skogstäckvävareSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Macrargus rufus

Other species in the same genus Macrargus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Macrargus rufus?

An adult Macrargus rufus measures 3 mm – 6 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Macrargus rufus live?

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

What kind of animal is Macrargus rufus?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{macrargus_rufus_2026,
  title = {Macrargus rufus (Macrargus rufus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/macrargus-rufus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}