Heteropoda venatoria: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the heteropoda venatoria lives – recorded in 40 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Heteropoda venatoria
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	40 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Sparassidae

Where does the heteropoda venatoria live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the heteropoda venatoria in 40 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Texas, Amapá. In Germany it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 heteropoda venatoria?

The heteropoda venatoria (Heteropoda venatoria) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Sparassidae, genus Heteropoda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the heteropoda venatoria

Heteropoda venatoria is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders. It is native to the tropical regions of the world, and it is present in some subtropical areas as an introduced species. Its common names include giant crab spider, pantropical huntsman spider, cane spider, African Huntsman Spider, or giant mombasa spider .

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Heteropoda venatoria (revision 1370935168), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1147592 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).