Chihuahua Gray vs Starfruit

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Damasonium alisma

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Starfruit is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Starfruit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Damasonium
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Damasonium alisma

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Starfruit

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Starfruit

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including deserts and xeric shrublands, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Egypt and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.