Chihuahua Gray vs Vegetable fern

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Diplazium
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.