Chihuahua Gray vs Ferny Azolla

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Azolla pinnata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chihuahua Gray Ferny Azolla
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Tracheophyta
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family Theraphosidae Salviniaceae
Genus Aphonopelma Azolla
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Azolla pinnata

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Ferny Azolla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chihuahua Gray Ferny Azolla
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Ferny Azolla

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Palearctic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan), North America (Mexico, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Tuvalu).

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.

Ferny Azolla

No description available.

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