Paitan vs Stinking iris

Alopias superciliosus compared with Iris foetidissima

Key Differences

• Paitan is Vulnerable while Stinking iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Paitan	Stinking iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Mantodea (Belalang sentadu)
Family	Alopiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alopias	Iris
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Iris foetidissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Paitan and Stinking iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Paitan

VU — Vulnerable

Stinking iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Paitan	Stinking iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Paitan

Habitat

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

Range

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

Stinking iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

Paitan

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal