Mygale grise du Mexique vs Sallow Button

Aphonopelma pallidum compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Mygale grise du Mexique	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Araneae (araignée)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Theraphosidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Aphonopelma	Acleris
Species	Aphonopelma pallidum	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Mygale grise du Mexique and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (arthropodes)

Conservation Status

Mygale grise du Mexique

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Mygale grise du Mexique	Sallow Button
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Mygale grise du Mexique

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.