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Robertus neglectus

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Robertus neglectus is a species in the family Theridiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 2.5 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Germany.

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Quick facts about Robertus neglectus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1.5 mm – 2.5 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is Robertus neglectus?

ROBERTUS NEGLECTUS · LENGTH 2.5 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 2.5 mm, the recorded maximum length of the robertus neglectus is about 0.1% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does Robertus neglectus 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.

Robertus neglectus is listed for 1 country.

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

  1. Germany

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Robertus neglectus 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 Robertus neglectus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyTheridiidae
  6. genusRobertus
  7. SpeciesRobertus neglectus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)

Synonyms Neriene neglecta, Robertus asper, Robertus astutus, Robertus grasshoffi

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • snovačka mechováCzech
  • Vergessene MooskugelspinneGerman
  • laideroopekkiFinnish
  • skogaskeedderkoppNorwegian Bokmål
  • Vergeten molspinDutch
  • Робертус незамеченныйRussian
  • snovačka machováSlovak
  • brynfuktspindelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Robertus neglectus

Other species in the same genus Robertus.

CompareRobertus neglectus vs Common immaculate cobweaverRobertus neglectus vs Robertus alpinusRobertus neglectus vs Robertus arcticusRobertus neglectus vs Robertus arundineti

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is Robertus neglectus?

An adult Robertus neglectus measures 1.5 mm – 2.5 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does Robertus neglectus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Robertus neglectus for 1 country: Germany. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Robertus neglectus?

Robertus neglectus (Robertus neglectus) belongs to the family Theridiidae 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). Robertus neglectus (Robertus neglectus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/robertus-neglectus

MLA

“Robertus neglectus (Robertus neglectus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/robertus-neglectus.

BibTeX
@misc{robertus_neglectus_2026,
  title = {Robertus neglectus (Robertus neglectus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/robertus-neglectus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}