The Arizona bark scorpion, Centruroides sculpturatus, is a species of scorpion native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, recognized as the most venomous scorpion in North America. Unlike most scorpions, it frequently climbs vertical surfaces such as tree bark, rock walls and the sides of houses, and its sting, while rarely fatal to healthy adults, causes intense pain along with numbness and can be dangerous to young children and people with certain health conditions.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Scientific NameCentruroides sculpturatus 3 Conservation Status Comparison
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Source Wikidata: Arizona Bark Scorpion
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In Ecosystem
Source Wikipedia: Arizona bark scorpion
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1. Wikipedia: Arizona bark scorpion
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The Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus, once included in Centruroides exilicauda) is a small light brown scorpion common to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
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Development, pesticides and the collecting of scorpions for research or the pet trade also reduces the bark scorpion population.
Habitat
The Arizona bark scorpion preys on small and medium-sized animals such as beetles, spiders, crickets, cockroaches, other insects and other scorpions.
In Ecosystem: Sonoran Desert, Lead section
The Arizona bark scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus, once included in Centruroides exilicauda) is a small light brown scorpion common to the Sonoran Desert in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
View the Source2. 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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3. Wikipedia: Arizona bark scorpion
4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Centruroides sculpturatus
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 6894244, category fieldQuote, GBIF taxon key 6894244, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Arizona Bark Scorpion
- Wikidata Q666300, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Scorpiones, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
- In Biome: Desert, Introduction
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Scorpiones
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 63Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 63
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Scorpiones","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蝎形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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