Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Brachypelma boehmei (Brachypelma boehmei), recorded as Endangered
Brachypelma boehmei (Brachypelma boehmei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Brachypelma boehmei

Brachypelma boehmei

Brachypelma boehmei (also known as the Mexican fireleg, or the Mexican rustleg tarantula) is a tarantula native to Mexico in Guerrero state.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Brachypelma boehmei
CITES
Appendix II
Taxonomy
Arachnida · Araneae · Theraphosidae · Brachypelma

Appearance

The Mexican fireleg resembles its better-known relative, the Mexican redknee tarantula (Brachypelma hamorii, formerly confused with Brachypelma smithi), in its dramatic orange and black coloration, though the adults of the species range from 5 to 6 inches in size. The black femora (upper legs) provide a dark dividing band between the rich orange color of the carapace and lower legs.

Range and habitat

The Mexican fireleg tarantula is native to Southern Mexico and sometimes western, where it is found along the central Pacific coast in western Guerrero State, where it prefers dry scrubland, and is found in burrows, either self-made or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs. Brachypelma boehmei (also known as the Mexican fireleg, or the Mexican rustleg tarantula) is a tarantula native to Mexico in Guerrero state.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

To regulate its commercial trade across borders, this species has been listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).

Brachypelma boehmei is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Brachypelma boehmei, Wikidata item Q134962. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Brachypelma boehmei?
Brachypelma boehmei (also known as the Mexican fireleg, or the Mexican rustleg tarantula) is a tarantula native to Mexico in Guerrero state.
What is the conservation status of Brachypelma boehmei?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Brachypelma boehmei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Brachypelma boehmei live?
The Mexican fireleg tarantula is native to Southern Mexico and sometimes western, where it is found along the central Pacific coast in western Guerrero State, where it prefers dry scrubland, and is found in burrows, either self-made or abandoned rodent or lizard burrows, usually under rocks or fallen logs.
Why is Brachypelma boehmei in crisis?
To regulate its commercial trade across borders, this species has been listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Brachypelma boehmei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Brachypelma boehmei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.