Chihuahua Gray vs red spiderling

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chihuahua Gray red spiderling
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Theraphosidae Nyctaginaceae
Genus Aphonopelma Boerhavia
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

red spiderling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chihuahua Gray red spiderling
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

red spiderling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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 spiderling

No description available.

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