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Sedge jumper

Attulus caricis (Westring, 1861)

Status not recordedspiders

The sedge jumper (Attulus caricis) is a species in the family Salticidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 3.95 mm in length.

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Quick facts about the sedge jumper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
3.95 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 the sedge jumper?

SEDGE JUMPER · LENGTH 3.95 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3.95 mm, the recorded maximum length of the sedge jumper is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sedge jumper live?

Not recorded

Is the sedge jumper 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 the sedge jumper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familySalticidae
  6. genusAttulus
  7. SpeciesAttulus caricis (Westring, 1861)

Synonyms Attus caricis, Calositticus caricis, Sitticus caricis, Sitticus hastatus, Sittiflor caricis

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • TørvespringerDanish
  • MoorhocklingGerman
  • rahkatäplähypykkiFinnish
  • Attulus des maraisFrench
  • torvmosehopperNorwegian Bokmål
  • MuisspringspinDutch
  • Осоковый скакунчикRussian
  • skákavka barinnáSlovak
  • kärrhoppspindelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sedge jumper

Other species in the same genus Attulus.

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Common questions

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How big is the sedge jumper?

An adult sedge jumper measures 3.95 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sedge jumper?

The sedge jumper (Attulus caricis) belongs to the family Salticidae 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). Sedge jumper (Attulus caricis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sedge-jumper

MLA

“Sedge jumper (Attulus caricis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sedge-jumper.

BibTeX
@misc{sedge_jumper_2026,
  title = {Sedge jumper (Attulus caricis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sedge-jumper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}