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Chilean Recluse Spider

Arachnids

The Chilean recluse spider is a highly venomous spider known in Spanish as the corner spider and in Brazilian Portuguese as the brown spider. It is considered the most dangerous of the recluse spiders, and its bite often causes serious systemic reactions that can include death.

Facts
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Scientific Name
Loxosceles laeta 2
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 5
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araneae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Chilean Recluse Spider
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Found In

Argentina

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Brazil

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Canada

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Chile

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Ecuador

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Peru

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Sweden

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United States

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Sources
1. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Loxosceles laeta
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile
Quote, system profile
"habitat": "Terrestrial"
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2. Wikipedia: Chilean recluse spider
Wikipedia
  • Wikidata Q137895 (P225 taxon name)
  • Section: Description
    Unlike most web weavers, they leave these webs at night to hunt
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 337745
    It has been introduced into several areas outside its natural range but does not thrive in those locations.
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Loxosceles laeta
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. 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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5. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Loxosceles laeta
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5170659, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5170659, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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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: Chilean Recluse Spider
Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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