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Arachnida

Arachnida is a class in the phylum Arthropoda. This database currently files 2 species under it, recorded across 50 countries.

Species filed
2
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
50
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Arachnida?

2 orders filed directly under this class.

  1. Araneae

    black widow spider

    1 species

  2. Scorpiones

    emperor scorpion

    1 species

Best-known members of Arachnida

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Where is Arachnida recorded?

Species on file in this class with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Tanzania: 1 speciesCanada: 1 speciesUnited States of America: 2 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesChile: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesKenya: 1 speciesHaiti: 1 speciesDominican Rep.: 1 speciesBahamas: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesMexico: 1 speciesBrazil: 1 speciesPeru: 1 speciesColombia: 1 speciesCosta Rica: 1 speciesEl Salvador: 1 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesEcuador: 1 speciesCuba: 1 speciesNamibia: 1 speciesSenegal: 1 speciesBenin: 1 speciesNigeria: 1 speciesCameroon: 1 speciesTogo: 1 speciesGhana: 1 speciesCôte d'Ivoire: 1 speciesGuinea: 1 speciesLiberia: 1 speciesSierra Leone: 1 speciesCentral African Rep.: 1 speciesEq. Guinea: 1 speciesIsrael: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesGermany: 2 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesCroatia: 1 speciesNetherlands: 1 speciesSpain: 1 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 1 speciesItaly: 1 speciesGeorgia: 1 speciesPhilippines: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States2
  2. Germany2
  3. Mexico1
  4. Argentina1
  5. Dominican Republic1
  6. Australia1
  7. Peru1
  8. El Salvador1
  9. Brazil1
  10. St. Barthélemy1
  11. Spain1
  12. Venezuela1
  13. South Africa1
  14. Colombia1
  15. Costa Rica1
  16. Cuba1
  17. Croatia1
  18. Haiti1
  19. Madagascar1
  20. Namibia1

All species in Arachnida

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Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Black widow spiderLatrodectus mactansTheridiidaeNot recordedNot recorded32
Emperor scorpionPandinus imperatorScorpionidaeNot recordedNot recorded20