Chihuahua Gray vs Shellplant

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Alpinia zerumbet

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Shellplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Alpinia
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Alpinia zerumbet

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Shellplant

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Shellplant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (Cuba, Nicaragua, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.