Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Order Araneae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Infraorder Mygalomorphae | |
Similar Phoneyusa, Pelinobius, Monocentropus, King baboon s | ||
Phoneyusa rutilata, or the West African gray baboon spider, is a member of the tarantula family, Theraphosidae.
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Description
Phoneyusa rutilata is a burrowing spider. It is dull black and gray in color.
Distribution
Phoneyusa rutilata was originally described in Guinea-Bissau, in Bolama. The spider is also distributed throughout the savannahs of West Africa, including Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, and southwestern Mali.
References
Phoneyusa rutilata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA