This species is found in the coastal rainforests of Surinam, Guyana and French Guiana, but isolated specimens have also been reported from Venezuela and Brazil.

• 补充：据报道，Grammostola pulchra 巴西黑食鸟蛛（原拉丁文学名：Grammostola mollicoma）的极限个体足展达到10.；24英寸。