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Monocephalus fuscipes

Status not recordedspiders

Monocephalus fuscipes is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 2.3 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Monocephalus fuscipes

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.7 mm – 2.3 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)
Generations a year
Two
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is Monocephalus fuscipes?

MONOCEPHALUS FUSCIPES · LENGTH 2.3 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.3 mm, the recorded maximum length of the monocephalus fuscipes is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Monocephalus fuscipes live?

Not recorded

Is Monocephalus fuscipes 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 Monocephalus fuscipes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusMonocephalus
  7. SpeciesMonocephalus fuscipes (Blackwall, 1836)

Synonyms Walckenaera fuscipes

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • pavučenka tmavonoháCzech
  • Schmales FurchenköpfchenGerman
  • Smal groefkopjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Monocephalus fuscipes

Other species in the same genus Monocephalus.

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Common questions

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How big is Monocephalus fuscipes?

An adult Monocephalus fuscipes measures 1.7 mm – 2.3 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is Monocephalus fuscipes?

Monocephalus fuscipes (Monocephalus fuscipes) 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). Monocephalus fuscipes (Monocephalus fuscipes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/monocephalus-fuscipes

MLA

“Monocephalus fuscipes (Monocephalus fuscipes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/monocephalus-fuscipes.

BibTeX
@misc{monocephalus_fuscipes_2026,
  title = {Monocephalus fuscipes (Monocephalus fuscipes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/monocephalus-fuscipes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}