Tarántula Mexicana Gris vs Tufted Button

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Acleris cristana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Tufted Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Arachnida (arácnidos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Araneae (araña)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Theraphosidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Acleris
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Acleris cristana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tarántula Mexicana Gris	Tufted Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tarántula Mexicana Gris

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Tufted Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.