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title: "Common Ground-Weaver"
description: "Tenuiphantes tenuis — Insectes et araignées. Tenuiphantes tenuis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/common-ground-weaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Ground-Weaver

> Tenuiphantes tenuis — Insectes et araignées. Tenuiphantes tenuis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae.

- Scientific name: *Tenuiphantes tenuis*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prairies et champs)
- iNaturalist observations: 821
- Wikidata: [Q1760703](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760703)
- iNaturalist taxon: [397950](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/397950)

## Names

- en: Common Ground-Weaver
- de: Gewöhnliches Winkelweberchen
- nl: Bodemwevertje

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (78), FR (34), ES (14), GB (14), IT (14), DE (10), CA (5)

## Summary

Tenuiphantes tenuis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. Its native distribution is reported as Europe, Macaronesia, Northern Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Central Asia. The species was introduced to USA, Chile, Argentina and New Zealand from Europe where it is found throughout.
The body length excluding legs is about 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 in). The carapace is dark brown. The abdomen often has a distinctive pattern, usually with clear black spots, and T. tenuis is more slender than other species in the family. The legs are brown and lack annulations.
T. tenuis is usually found in low…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenuiphantes_tenuis

## Photo

![Common Ground-Weaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-ground-weaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mark Fraser · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/277179040

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-ground-weaver?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).