Guatemalan Tiger Rump Tarantula (Davus pentaloris)

Guatemalan Tiger Rump Tarantula, a reference photo — Photo: Maximilian Paradiz from Amsterdam, Netherlands · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Davus pentaloris, commonly called the Guatemalan tiger rump, is a terrestrial species of New World tarantula (family Theraphosidae) native to El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico. Davus was at one time considered to be a synonym of Cyclosternum, and its species were placed in that genus, but this is no longer accepted.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Guatemalan Tiger Rump 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

Davus ruficeps
Holothele longipes
Acanthogonatus pissii
Cyriocosmus leetzi
Tliltocatl verdezi
Bumba horrida

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theraphosidae
Genus: Davus
Species: Davus pentaloris

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