Chihuahua Gray vs Moon Trefoil

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Medicago arborea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Moon Trefoil
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	Medicago
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Medicago arborea

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Moon Trefoil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Moon Trefoil
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Moon Trefoil

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Europe (8 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.