Chihuahua Gray vs Sour Prickle

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Opuntia
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.