Mygale grise du Mexique vs Dromedary Camel

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

• Mygale grise du Mexique is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mygale grise du Mexique	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Araneae (araignée)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Theraphosidae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Aphonopelma	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Camelus dromedarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Mygale grise du Mexique and Dromedary Camel share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Mygale grise du Mexique

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mygale grise du Mexique	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mygale grise du Mexique

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

Mygale grise du Mexique

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.

Dromedary Camel

The dromedary is the single-humped camel, domesticated over 4,000 years ago. The hump stores fat, not water.