Chihuahua Gray vs Red flour beetle

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chihuahua Gray Red flour beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Insecta (Insects)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Theraphosidae Tenebrionidae
Genus Aphonopelma Tribolium
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chihuahua Gray and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chihuahua Gray Red flour beetle
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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.

Red flour beetle

No description available.

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