Chihuahua Gray vs Gunpowder tree

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Gunpowder tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Melochia
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Gunpowder tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and 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.