Chihuahua Gray vs Mountain Ricegrass

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Piptatheropsis pungens

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Mountain Ricegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Mountain Ricegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Theraphosidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphonopelma	Piptatheropsis
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Piptatheropsis pungens

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ricegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Mountain Ricegrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Mountain Ricegrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.