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Pterinochilus murinus

Arachnids

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/

Facts
Scientific Name
Pterinochilus murinus 3
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Classification
Relationship to People
Kept as Pets 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Araneae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Pterinochilus murinus
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Found In

Africa

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Kenya

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Mozambique

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Tanzania

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Zambia

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Sources
1. Pterinochilus murinus (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 361257
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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
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2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
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"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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3. Wikipedia: Pterinochilus murinus
WikipediaWikidata Q135011 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Pterinochilus murinus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2153912, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2153912, 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+: Theraphosidae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 427
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 427
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":"Theraphosidae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mygales, Tare","language":"FR"},{"name":"Tarántulas De Rodillas Rojas, Tarántulas","language":"ES"},{"name":"Red-Kneed Tarantulas, Tarantulas","language":"EN"},{"name":"捕鸟蛛科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Pterinochilus murinus
Child Taxon Of: Araneae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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