Chihuahua Gray vs Cotton Thistle

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Onopordum acanthium

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Cotton Thistle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Cotton Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Theraphosidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Aphonopelma	Onopordum
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Onopordum acanthium

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Cotton Thistle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Cotton Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Cotton Thistle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, India, Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.