---
title: "Northern Scorpion"
description: "Paruroctonus boreus — Insekten & Spinnen. Paruroctonus boreus, commonly known as the northern scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/northern-scorpion
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Northern Scorpion

> Paruroctonus boreus — Insekten & Spinnen. Paruroctonus boreus, commonly known as the northern scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae.

- Scientific name: *Paruroctonus boreus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2895
- Wikidata: [Q3367042](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3367042)
- iNaturalist taxon: [227304](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/227304)

## Names

- en: Northern Scorpion

## Countries with the most observations

US (2178), CA (393)

## Summary

Paruroctonus boreus, commonly known as the northern scorpion, is a species of scorpion in the family Vaejovidae. It is the northernmost species of scorpion, the only scorpion found in Canada, and one of the scorpions with the broadest distribution over North America.

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

## Photo

![Northern Scorpion](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/northern-scorpion/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119611283

## Machine access

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