Harpactira cafreriana

Harpactira cafreriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Mygalomorphae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Harpactira
Species:
H. cafreriana
Binomial name
Harpactira cafreriana
Walckenaer, 1837
Synonyms
  • Mygale cafreriana
  • Mygale villosa
  • Harpactira cafreriana

Harpactira cafreriana otherwise known as the Cape copper baboon or amber baboon tarantula spider was first described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1837. It is found in South Africa, being terrestrial or semi-fossorial in nature.[1]

  1. ^ "Harpactira cafreriana-Cape Copper Baboon | My Monsters". Retrieved 2022-06-16.