Mygale grise du Mexique vs Cassie

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Senna obtusifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Mygale grise du Mexique Cassie
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropodes) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Araneae (araignée) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Theraphosidae Fabaceae
Genus Aphonopelma Senna
Species Aphonopelma pallidum Senna obtusifolia

Conservation Status

Mygale grise du Mexique

LC — Least Concern

Cassie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Mygale grise du Mexique Cassie
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mygale grise du Mexique

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Cassie

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Cassie

No description available.

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