Phoneyusa rutilata
Appearance
Phoneyusa rutilata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
Family: | Theraphosidae |
Genus: | Phoneyusa |
Species: | P. rutilata
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Binomial name | |
Phoneyusa rutilata |
Phoneyusa rutilata, or the West African gray baboon spider,[citation needed] is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae.[1]
Description
Phoneyusa rutilata is a burrowing spider. It is dull black and gray in color.[citation needed]
Distribution
Phoneyusa rutilata was originally described in Guinea-Bissau,[1] in Bolama. The spider is also distributed throughout the savannahs of West Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, and southwestern Mali.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Taxon details Phoneyusa rutilata (Simon, 1907)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-05-24