Chihuahua Gray vs Khakiweed

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Alternanthera pungens

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Khakiweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Khakiweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Alternanthera
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Alternanthera pungens

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Khakiweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Khakiweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Khakiweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (15 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.