Blind Eel vs Bloodwort

Eptatretus cirrhatus compared with Achillea millefolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind Eel	Bloodwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Myxini (Myxini)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Myxinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Eptatretus	Achillea
Species	Eptatretus cirrhatus	Achillea millefolium

Conservation Status

Blind Eel

LC — Least Concern

Bloodwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind Eel	Bloodwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind Eel

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).

Blind Eel

The Blind Eel (Eptatretus cirrhatus) is a species in the genus Eptatretus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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