Phalangium opilio: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Phalangium opilio Phalangium opilio

Where the phalangium opilio lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 25,068 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See spiders, scorpions & other arachnids on the world map

Scientific name	Phalangium opilio
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Arachnid
Order	Opiliones
Family	Phalangiidae

Where does the phalangium opilio live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the phalangium opilio in 21 countries and territories across Europe, North America and Oceania.

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 phalangium opilio?

The phalangium opilio (Phalangium opilio) is an arachnid in the order Opiliones and the family Phalangiidae, genus Phalangium. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the phalangium opilio

Phalangium opilio (also known as the common harvestman, brown harvestman and daddy longlegs) is a species of harvestman belonging to the family Phalangiidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Phalangium opilio (revision 1380824545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q21059 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).