Bigeye Numbfish vs Bloodwort

Narcine oculifera compared with Achillea millefolium

Key Differences

• Bigeye Numbfish is Data Deficient while Bloodwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye Numbfish	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Narcinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Narcine	Achillea
Species	Narcine oculifera	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Bigeye Numbfish

DD — Data Deficient

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye Numbfish	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye Numbfish

Bloodwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

Bigeye Numbfish

The Bigeye Numbfish (Narcine oculifera) is a species in the genus Narcine.

Bloodwort

The Bloodwort (Achillea millefolium) is a species in the genus Achillea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 11 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic real