Chihuahua Gray vs Nutmeg

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Myristica
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Nutmeg

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.