Big eye chimaera vs Centuryplant

Hydrolagus macrophthalmus compared with Agave americana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye chimaera	Centuryplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Chimaeridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Hydrolagus	Agave
Species	Hydrolagus macrophthalmus	Agave americana

Conservation Status

Big eye chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Centuryplant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye chimaera	Centuryplant
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big eye chimaera

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Centuryplant

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 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (Costa Rica), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Big eye chimaera

The Big eye chimaera (Hydrolagus macrophthalmus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Centuryplant

The Centuryplant (Agave americana) is a species in the genus Agave. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Albania', 'Algeria', 'Argentina', 'Australia', 'Belgium'].