Pterinochilus murinus, commonly called the orange baboon tarantula, is a nocturnal spider in the family Theraphosidae, first described in 1897 by Reginald Innes Pocock. It is found in Angola and other parts of central and southern Africa and belongs to the subfamily Harpactirinae, the baboon spiders. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Pterinochilus murinus
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Mozambique, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Zambia, found in there.
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1. Pterinochilus murinus (Wikipedia)
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Among those who keep tarantulas as pets, Pterinochilus murinus is known as "OBT", acronym which stands for "orange baboon tarantula" or "orange bitey thing", and also as the "pterror", a pun on its La
2. Wikipedia: Pterinochilus murinus
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Pterinochilus murinus
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