Chihuahua Gray vs Tickclover

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chihuahua Gray Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Araneae (Araneae) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Theraphosidae Fabaceae
Genus Aphonopelma Desmodium
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chihuahua Gray Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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