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Cerbalus aravaensis

Arachnids

Cerbalus aravaensis is a huntsman spider found in the southern Arava Valley of Israel and Jordan. It was first described in 2007 by Gershom Levy of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, though news agencies later reported it in 2010 as a discovery by a University of Haifa research team. With a leg span of 14 centimeters, it is among the largest members of the huntsman spider family Sparassidae found in the Middle East. Males have a body length of 1.85 to 2.40 centimeters, while females measure 2.20 to 2.65 centimeters.

Facts
Scientific Name
Cerbalus aravaensis 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araneae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Cerbalus aravaensis
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Found In

Israel

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Jordan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Cerbalus aravaensis (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q137159 (P225 taxon name)
  • Section: Diet
    The Cerbalus aravaensis mainly eats small invertebrate including beetles
  • Section: Diet: The Cerbalus aravaensis mainly eats small
    The Cerbalus aravaensis mainly eats small invertebrate including beetles.
  • Article text
    It is nocturnal and is most-active in the hotter summer months.
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2. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
  • Living or Extinct: Yes
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3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Scorpions And Spiders","language":"EN"},{"name":"Araignées","language":"FR"},{"name":"Arañas","language":"ES"},{"name":"蛛形纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cerbalus aravaensis
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2161472, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2161472, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蛛形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Cerbalus aravaensis
Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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