Chihuahua Gray vs sweet tanglehead

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Heteropogon melanocarpus

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while sweet tanglehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	sweet tanglehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Theraphosidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Aphonopelma	Heteropogon
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Heteropogon melanocarpus

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

sweet tanglehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	sweet tanglehead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

sweet tanglehead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Guinea.

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.