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Poecilotheria formosa

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Poecilotheria formosa

Summary

Poecilotheria formosa is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Poecilotheria formosa's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Poecilotheria formosa is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Poecilotheria formosa is classified within Poecilotheria[6].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's scientific name is Poecilotheria formosa[7].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's Commons category is recorded as Poecilotheria formosa[8].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Poecilotheria formosa[9].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's Commons gallery is recorded as Poecilotheria formosa[10].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. formosa'}[11].
  • Poecilotheria formosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Finely formed parachute spider'}[12].
  • Poecilotheria formosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beautiful Parachute Spider'}[13].
  • Poecilotheria formosa is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Finely Formed Parachute Spider'}[14].
  • Poecilotheria formosa's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[15].

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Classification

Poecilotheria formosa's scientific name is Poecilotheria formosa[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Poecilotheria[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Finely formed parachute spider'}[12] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Beautiful Parachute Spider'}[13].

Identifiers

Poecilotheria formosa's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 109919[16]. Poecilotheria formosa's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1971608[17]. Poecilotheria formosa's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1182249[18]. Poecilotheria formosa's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2154252[19]. Poecilotheria formosa's ITIS TSN is recorded as 865617[20].

Why It Matters

Poecilotheria formosa ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month, #1,610 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Parent taxon → Poecilotheria
    Cites appendix → Appendix II of CITES
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