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title: "Hebrew Deathstalker"
description: "Leiurus hebraeus — Insekten & Spinnen. Leiurus hebraeus also known as the Hebrew deathstalker, is a species of scorpion, a member of the family Buthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/hebrew-deathstalker
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hebrew Deathstalker

> Leiurus hebraeus — Insekten & Spinnen. Leiurus hebraeus also known as the Hebrew deathstalker, is a species of scorpion, a member of the family Buthidae.

- Scientific name: *Leiurus hebraeus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `desert` (Wüste)
- iNaturalist observations: 443
- Wikidata: [Q66075727](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66075727)
- iNaturalist taxon: [536950](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/536950)

## Names

- en: Hebrew Deathstalker

## Countries with the most observations

IL (213), PS (189), JO (35)

## Summary

Leiurus hebraeus also known as the Hebrew deathstalker, is a species of scorpion, a member of the family Buthidae. It was once considered as a subspecies of Leiurus quinquestriatus but recently it was elevated to the rank of a species.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiurus_hebraeus

## Photo

![Hebrew Deathstalker](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hebrew-deathstalker/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/14986948

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hebrew-deathstalker?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).