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title: "Tucson Bronze Tarantula"
description: "Aphonopelma vorhiesi — Insetos e aranhas. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/tucson-bronze-tarantula
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Tucson Bronze Tarantula

> Aphonopelma vorhiesi — Insetos e aranhas. 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.

- Scientific name: *Aphonopelma vorhiesi*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `desert` (Deserto)
- iNaturalist observations: 1033
- Wikidata: [Q2306890](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2306890)
- iNaturalist taxon: [501120](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/501120)

## Names

- en: Tucson Bronze Tarantula

## Countries with the most observations

US (592), MX (20)

## Summary

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.  This species looks similar to the Aphonopelma chalcodes, but it is far more rare in captivity.

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

## Photo

![Tucson Bronze Tarantula](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tucson-bronze-tarantula/medium.jpg)

Photo: Craig Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93935152

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tucson-bronze-tarantula?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).