Aphonopelma vorhiesi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Mygalomorphae |
| Family: | Theraphosidae |
| Genus: | Aphonopelma |
| Species: | A. vorhiesi
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Aphonopelma vorhiesi (also called the Tucson bronze or Madrean red rump) is a species of spider in the family Theraphosidae, found in Arizona and New Mexico. [2] This species looks similar to the Aphonopelma chalcodes, but it is far more rare in captivity.
References
- ^ a b "Taxon details Aphonopelma vorhiesi (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-02-10
- ^ Hamilton, C.A.; Hendrixson, B.E. & Bond, J.E. (2016), "Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the United States", ZooKeys (560): 1–340, Bibcode:2016ZooK..560....1H, doi:10.3897/zookeys.560.6264, PMC 4768370, PMID 27006611