Chihuahua Gray vs Crabgrass

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Eleusine indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chihuahua Gray Crabgrass
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Poales (Grasses)
Family Theraphosidae Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus Aphonopelma Eleusine
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Eleusine indica

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Crabgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chihuahua Gray Crabgrass
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Crabgrass

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

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.

Crabgrass

No description available.

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