Chihuahua Gray vs Chinaroot

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Chinaroot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Chinaroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Dioscorea
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Dioscorea villosa

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Chinaroot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Chinaroot

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Chihuahua Gray

The Chihuahua Gray (Aphonopelma pallidum) is a species in the genus Aphonopelma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Chinaroot

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.