Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hogna junco
Lives in the Fern-sedge zone above 500 m of altitude till top of the island San Cristóbal (Cerro San Joaquin, 700 m).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Superfamily
Lycosoidea
Family
Lycosidae
Genus
Hogna
Species
junco
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz, San Cristóbal.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hogna junco", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11926. Accessed 3 November 2026.