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Aphonopelma hentzi

(Girard, 1852)

Texas Brown Tarantula

G5Secure Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1006779
Element CodeILARAZU020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyTheraphosidae
GenusAphonopelma
Other Common Names
Missouri Tarantula (EN)
Concept Reference
Hamilton, C.A., B.E. Hendrixson and J.E. Bond. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys (560):1-340.
Taxonomic Comments
Studies of phylogenomic, morphological, and geospatial data resulted in new synonymies: clarki Smith, 1995, coloradanum Smith, 1995,echinum Smith 1995, harlingenum Smith, 1995, waconum Smith, 1995 and wichitanum Smith, 1995 (Hamilton et al. 2016).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2017-08-03
Change Date2017-08-03
Edition Date2017-08-03
Edition AuthorsOrmes, M.
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Widespread species with many occurrences and no known threats.
Range Extent Comments
Occurs in southwestern North America, west of the Mississippi River from Missouri and Louisiana west to Colorado and Arizona and into northern Mexico
Occurrences Comments
This is a widespread species with many occurrences
Threat Impact Comments
This epecies is widespread and thrives in a variety of habitats, including major metropolitan areas (Hamilton et al. 2016).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species inhabits freestanding burrows or scrapes in a variety of in a variety of habitats across southwest, including grassland, desert, as well as in metropolitan areas (Hamilton et al. 2016).
Terrestrial Habitats
Shrubland/chaparralSavannaGrassland/herbaceousOld fieldDesertSuburban/orchard
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
LouisianaS3Yes
MissouriSUYes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
No known threats———

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Roadless Areas (20)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
Arkansas (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Blue MountainOuachita National Forest9,755
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest9,277
New Mexico (13)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo de los FrijolesSanta Fe National Forest5,277
Candian RiverCibola National Forest7,149
Capitan MountainsLincoln National Forest14,069
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
El InviernoSanta Fe National Forest29,927
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
LemitasSanta Fe National Forest8,129
Little Dog And Pup CanyonsLincoln National Forest25,412
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
References (1)
  1. Hamilton, C.A., B.E. Hendrixson and J.E. Bond. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus <i>Aphonopelma</i> Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States. ZooKeys (560):1-340.