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Pholcus dentatus

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Pholcus dentatus is a species in the family Pholcidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 4.5 mm in length.

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Quick facts about Pholcus dentatus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
4.5 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
Not recorded

How big is Pholcus dentatus?

PHOLCUS DENTATUS · LENGTH 4.5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the pholcus dentatus is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Pholcus dentatus live?

Not recorded

Is Pholcus dentatus 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 Pholcus dentatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyPholcidae
  6. genusPholcus
  7. SpeciesPholcus dentatus Wunderlich, 1995

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pholcus dentatus

Other species in the same genus Pholcus.

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Common questions

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How big is Pholcus dentatus?

An adult Pholcus dentatus measures 4.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is Pholcus dentatus?

Pholcus dentatus (Pholcus dentatus) belongs to the family Pholcidae in the order Araneae.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{pholcus_dentatus_2026,
  title = {Pholcus dentatus (Pholcus dentatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pholcus-dentatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}