Chihuahua Gray vs Prickly Heath

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Prickly Heath is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Gaultheria
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Prickly Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.