Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Common Puerto Rican Brown Tarantula being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aphonopelma seemanni
- Acanthoscurria cordubensis
- Pterinopelma longisternale
- Acanthoscurria natalensis
- Eupalaestrus weijenberghi
- Spinosatibiapalpus trinitatis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Theraphosidae
- Genus
- Cyrtopholis
- Species
- Cyrtopholis portoricae
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