Mediterranean recluse spider

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q2301444
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Mediterranean recluse spider

Summary

Mediterranean recluse spider is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month, #1,450 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mediterranean recluse spider's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider is classified within Loxosceles[5].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's scientific name is Loxosceles rufescens[6].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's Commons category is recorded as Loxosceles rufescens[7].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'L. rufescens'}[8].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '絲蛛'}[9].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '실거미'}[10].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[11].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's taxon author citation is recorded as (Dufour, 1820)[12].
  • Mediterranean recluse spider's taxon range is recorded as Texas[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Mediterranean recluse spider is Loxosceles rufescens[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Loxosceles[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '絲蛛'}[9] and {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '실거미'}[10].

Identifiers

Mediterranean recluse spider's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 151792[14]. Mediterranean recluse spider's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 571528[15]. Mediterranean recluse spider's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1182610[16]. Mediterranean recluse spider's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5170652[17]. Mediterranean recluse spider's ITIS TSN is recorded as 859911[18].

Why It Matters

Mediterranean recluse spider ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (774 views/month, #1,450 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → Texas
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