Tarántula Mexicana Gris vs Fiveangled dodder

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• Tarántula Mexicana Gris is Least Concern while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Araneae (araña)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Theraphosidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Cuscuta
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

LC — Least Concern

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.