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The Chilean rose tarantula (Grammostola rosea), also known as the rose hair tarantula, the Chilean fire tarantula, or the Chilean red-haired tarantula (depending on the color morph), is probably the most common species of tarantula available in American and European pet stores today, due to the large number of wild-caught specimens exported cheaply from their native Chile into the pet trade.
Grammostola is a genus of South American tarantulas that was first described in text by Eugène Louis Simon in 1892. [5] These medium- to large-sized spiders are native to tropical South America, and are usually brown in color, with pinkish or orangish-red hairs.
G. rosea may refer to: Gabbiella rosea, a gastropod species endemic to Kenya; Gaertnera rosea, a plant species endemic to Sri Lanka; Geocrinia rosea, the karri or roseate frog, a frog species endemic to Southwest Australia; Grammostola rosea, the Chilean rose tarantula, the Chilean flame tarantula or Chilean fire tarantula, a spider species
They have described Grammostola porteri as "Chile Rose Tarantula" although it is considered to be a separate species from Grammostola rosea. It is common for pet shops and pet websites to do this. Spiders have been known to set off the species problem, but since the 1930s Grammostola porteri has been considered a separate species.
Grammostola inermis Mello-Leitão, 1941 - Argentina; Grammostola mendozae (Strand, 1907) - Argentina; Grammostola pulchra Mello-Leitão, 1921 - Brazil; Grammostola pulchripes (Simon, 1891) - Paraguay, Argentina; Grammostola quirogai Montes de Oca, D'Elía & Pérez-Miles, 2016 - Brazil, Uruguay; Grammostola rosea (Walckenaer, 1837) - Bolivia ...
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Tarantulas comprise a group of large and often hairy spiders of the family Theraphosidae. [2] As of December 2023, 1,100 species have been identified, with 166 genera. [3] The term "tarantula" is usually used to describe members of the family Theraphosidae, although many other members of the same infraorder (Mygalomorphae) are commonly referred to as "tarantulas" or "false tarantulas".