brown recluse spider

spider with venomous bite native to US
Taxon taxon Q284352
brown recluse spider
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brown recluse spider

Summary

brown recluse spider is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,331 views/month, #212 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • brown recluse spider's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • brown recluse spider is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • brown recluse spider belongs to the parent taxon Loxosceles[5].
  • brown recluse spider's scientific name is Loxosceles reclusa[6].
  • brown recluse spider's Commons category is recorded as Loxosceles reclusa[7].
  • brown recluse spider's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. reclusa'}[8].
  • brown recluse spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Recluse'}[9].
  • brown recluse spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'vioolspin'}[10].
  • brown recluse spider's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[11].
  • brown recluse spider's taxon range is recorded as Texas[12].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, brown recluse spider is Loxosceles reclusa[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Loxosceles[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Brown Recluse'}[9] and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'vioolspin'}[10].

Identifiers

brown recluse spider's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 50181[13]. brown recluse spider's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 6921[14]. brown recluse spider's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1182604[15]. brown recluse spider's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5170704[16]. brown recluse spider's ITIS TSN is recorded as 859907[17].

Why It Matters

brown recluse spider ranks in the top 0.11% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,331 views/month, #212 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . BugGuide. wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon range Texas
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    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Invasion Biology
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