Tarántula Mexicana Gris vs Delayed Photinus Firefly

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Photinus ignitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Delayed Photinus Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Araneae (araña)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Theraphosidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Photinus
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Photinus ignitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Tarántula Mexicana Gris and Delayed Photinus Firefly share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópodos)

Conservation Status

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

LC — Least Concern

Delayed Photinus Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Delayed Photinus Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Delayed Photinus Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

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.