Chihuahua Gray vs Monkeypod

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Pithecellobium dulce

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Monkeypod
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Theraphosidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Pithecellobium
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Pithecellobium dulce

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Monkeypod

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Monkeypod

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (18 countries), North America (14 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (6 countries).

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.