Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae, found mainly in northern South America with one species reaching Central America. Members of the genus are commonly known as Brazilian wandering spiders, and are also called armed spiders, armadeiras in Brazilian Portuguese, and banana spiders, a name shared with several other kinds of spider.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or Extinct Comparison
CITES Appendix Scientific Name Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceLeg span of 13 to 18 cm 1 Connections
Child Taxon Of
Araneae, Taxa Source Wikidata: Brazilian Wandering Spider
In Ecosystem
Source Phoneutria, Wikipedia
Source Phoneutria, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Phoneutria, Wikipedia
Lead paragraph
Phoneutria is a genus of spiders in the family Ctenidae.
Description
The spiders in the genus can grow to have a leg span of 13 to 18 cm (5 to 7 in).
- spiders found in South/Central America
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 295439
Phoneutria has been introduced to Chile and Uruguay.
In Ecosystem: Cerrado, Distribution
The remaining species are restricted to Atlantic Forest of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, including forest fragments in the Cerrado savanna.
In Ecosystem: Atlantic Forest, Distribution
The remaining species are restricted to Atlantic Forest of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, including forest fragments in the Cerrado savanna.
View the Source2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ312038, descriptionView the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
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Wikidata: Brazilian Wandering Spider
- Wikidata Q312038, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
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