Chihuahua Gray vs Floating Fern

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.