Antilles pinktoe tarantula: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Antilles pinktoe tarantula lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caribena versicolor
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Africa, North America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Theraphosidae

Where does the Antilles pinktoe tarantula live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Antilles pinktoe tarantula in 2 countries and territories across Africa and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Antilles pinktoe tarantula?

The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Theraphosidae, genus Caribena. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Antilles pinktoe tarantula

The Antilles pinktoe tarantula (Caribena versicolor), also known as the Martinique red tree spider or the Martinique pinktoe, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theraphosidae, the tarantulas. This species was previously placed in the genus Avicularia, C. versicolor is native to Martinique in the Caribbean Sea.

Antilles pinktoe tarantulas are arboreal (tree-dwelling). They spin elaborate funnel webs in which they spend most of their time.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Antilles pinktoe tarantula (revision 1355295168), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q67885143 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).