Genus Phrixotrichus

Chilean terrestrials, small, slow, and cool-running, sharing a country and a temperament profile with Euathlus and Grammostola rosea.

P. scrofa is the one that circulates. Under four inches, calm, terrestrial, and comfortable at temperatures that would be too low for most tropical species. Undemanding on humidity.

Chile's export closure is the entire market story, as it is for every Chilean species. Legal wild stock does not move, supply depends on slow European and North American breeding of a slow animal, and prices have stayed firmer than the size and appearance would suggest. The genus also remains partially unresolved, with several forms trading on collector names, which adds a layer of uncertainty on top of the scarcity.