Tarántula Mexicana Gris vs Salento Iris

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Tarántula Mexicana Gris is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Araneae (araña)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Theraphosidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Iris
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

Tarántula Mexicana Gris and Salento Iris share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópodos)

Conservation Status

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Salento Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.