Euophrys | |
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Euophrys frontalis (Male) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Salticidae |
Genus: |
Euophrys C.L. Koch, 1834 |
Type species | |
Aranea frontalis Walckenaer, 1802 |
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Species | |
See text. |
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Diversity | |
116 species |
See text.
Euophrys is a genus of spiders in the family Salticidae (jumping spiders) with almost worldwide distribution.
The small black E. omnisuperstes lives on Mount Everest at elevations up to 6,700 meters, possibly making it the most elevated animal in the world.