Chihuahua Gray vs Yellow Dodder

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Chihuahua Gray is Least Concern while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chihuahua Gray	Yellow Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Cuscuta
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Cuscuta campestris

Conservation Status

Chihuahua Gray

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chihuahua Gray	Yellow Dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chihuahua Gray

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.