Aphonopelma pallidum

Taxobox
name = "Aphonopelma pallidum"


image_caption = Male A. Pallidum
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Theraphosidae
genus = "Aphonopelma"
species = "A. pallidum"
binomial = "Aphonopelma pallidum"
binomial_authority = (F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1897)

"Aphopelma pallidum" is a tarantula of the family Theraphosidae. Commonly called the rose-grey, or Mexican rose, it is a very uncommon spider. It was recently a member of the genus "Brachypelma", but was moved to "Aphonopelma". The adult male is brown, with a black thorax, while the female is a lighter brown, with a blonde thorax. The species is said to be long lived, like their cousins the "Brachypelmas" (who commonly live from 20-25 yrs). The terrestrial "A. pallidum" will grow up to 6 inches (15 cm).