Chihuahua Gray vs Greater dodder

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Cuscuta
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.