Chihuahua Gray vs deadly nightshade

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Atropa belladonna

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while deadly nightshade is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	deadly nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Atropa
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Atropa belladonna

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	deadly nightshade
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.