BC Conservation Data Centre: Species Summary
Paruroctonus boreus
Northern Scorpion
| Scientific Name: | Paruroctonus boreus Girard, 1854 | ||||||||||
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| English Name: | Northern Scorpion | ||||||||||
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| Scientific Name - Concept Reference: | Girard, C. 1854. Arachnidians. Pages 251-261 in: R.B. Marcy. Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana in the year 1852. Washington, DC. | ||||||||||
| Classification Level: | Species | ||||||||||
| Species Group: | Invertebrate Animal | ||||||||||
| Species Code: | AR-PARBOR | ||||||||||
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| Global Status: | GNR | ||||||||||
| Provincial Status: | SU (Apr 2024) | ||||||||||
| BC List: | Unknown | ||||||||||
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Please visit the website Conservation Status Ranks for definitions of the data fields used in this summary report.
Suggested Citation:
B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Paruroctonus boreus. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 16, 2026).