Segestria florentina: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Segestria florentina Segestria florentina

Where the segestria florentina lives – recorded in 14 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)IntroducedRepresentative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 1,747 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See spiders, scorpions & other arachnids on the world map

Scientific name	Segestria florentina
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	14 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Segestriidae

Where does the segestria florentina live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the segestria florentina in 14 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and South America. In Portugal 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 segestria florentina?

The segestria florentina (Segestria florentina) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Segestriidae, genus Segestria. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the segestria florentina

Segestria florentina is the largest European segestriid spider. Some vernacular names are green-fanged tube web spider and cellar spider, although the latter is not exclusive to this species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Segestria florentina (revision 1355952763), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q141264 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).