| Acanthoscurria natalensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Acanthoscurria |
| Species: | A. natalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthoscurria natalensis Chamberlin, 1917 | |
Acanthoscurria natalensis is a dark-brown species of ground dwelling tarantula native to the northeastern area of Brazil. This species is almost identical to the species Acanthoscurria chacoana and can be differentiated from it because A. natalensis has a longer embolus, the part of male tarantulas that transfers sperm to the females. The other difference between these species is the lesser developed keels in A. natalensis.
References
- "Natal Brown Birdeater (Acanthoscurria natalensis)".
- Lucas, Sylvia M.; Gonzalez Filho, Hector M. O.; Paula, Felipe dos S.; Gabriel, Ray; Brescovit, Antonio D. (August 2011). "Redescription and new distribution records of Acanthoscurria natalensis (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)". Zoologia (Curitiba). 28 (4): 525–530. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702011000400015. ISSN 1984-4670.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Acanthoscurria natalensis | |
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