Pterinochilus chordatus

Pterinochilus chordatus, or Kilimanjaro mustard baboon spider, is an old-world tarantula, first described in 1873 by Carl Eduard Adolph Gerstaecker. This species is found on the East side of the African continent, from South Kordofan in Sudan in the north, to Tanzania in the south. It has a body length of up to 2 inches (5 cm) and a leg span of up to 6 inches (15 cm).

Pterinochilus chordatus
Pterinochilus chordatus near Mt. Kenya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Mygalomorphae
Family:	Theraphosidae
Genus:	Pterinochilus
Species:	P. chordatus
Binomial name
Pterinochilus chordatus Gerstäcker, 1873

Like most old world tarantulas, the Kilimanjaro mustard baboon can be fairly aggressive. It is not a recommended pet for beginners.

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120413115950/http://www.baboonspiders.de/html_en/genera_pterinochilus.html
• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.