Tegenaria domestica: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tegenaria domestica lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tegenaria domestica
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Agelenidae

Where does the Tegenaria domestica live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tegenaria domestica in 21 countries and territories across Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Texas. In Belgium, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Portugal it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Sweden
Norway
United States
Portugal (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
France (introduced)
Canada (introduced)
Germany (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Finland (introduced)
Russia
Hungary
Switzerland
New Zealand
Colombia
Greece
Belgium (introduced)
Poland
Ukraine
Italy
Bulgaria

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Tegenaria domestica?

The Tegenaria domestica (Tegenaria domestica) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Agelenidae, genus Tegenaria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tegenaria domestica

The spider species Tegenaria domestica, commonly known as the barn funnel weaver in North America and the domestic house spider in Europe, is a member of the funnel-web family Agelenidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tegenaria domestica (revision 1365841560), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1137615 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).