Bigeye thresher vs Rafflesia

Alopias pelagicus compared with Rafflesia arnoldii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	Rafflesia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Alopiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alopias	Rosa (Roses)
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Rafflesia arnoldii

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Rafflesia

EN — Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	Rafflesia
Diet	—	Parasite
Average Lifespan	—	5 years
Average Length	—	1.0 m
Average Weight	—	11.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye thresher

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Rafflesia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia and Malaysia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bigeye thresher

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Rafflesia

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower, up to 1 meter in diameter. It is a parasitic plant with no roots, stems, or leaves.