Giant huntsman spider

Large cave dwelling arachnid
Taxon taxon Q114516
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Giant huntsman spider

Summary

Giant huntsman spider is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,365 views/month, #985 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Giant huntsman spider's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Giant huntsman spider is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Giant huntsman spider is classified within Heteropoda[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Giant huntsman spider is Heteropoda maxima[6].
  • Giant huntsman spider's Commons category is recorded as Heteropoda maxima[7].
  • Giant huntsman spider's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Heteropoda maxima[8].
  • Giant huntsman spider's Commons gallery is recorded as Heteropoda maxima[9].
  • Giant huntsman spider's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'H. maxima'}[10].

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Classification

Giant huntsman spider's scientific name is Heteropoda maxima[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Heteropoda[5].

Identifiers

Giant huntsman spider's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 130562[11]. Giant huntsman spider's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 679132[12]. Giant huntsman spider's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1216166[13]. Giant huntsman spider's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5171310[14]. Giant huntsman spider's ITIS TSN is recorded as 881242[15].

Why It Matters

Giant huntsman spider ranks in the top 0.5% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,365 views/month, #985 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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. [12] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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