Cucut pedang vs Flag Iris

Alopias pelagicus compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Cucut pedang is Endangered while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cucut pedang	Flag 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 pelagicus	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cucut pedang and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hewan)

Conservation Status

Cucut pedang

EN — Endangered

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cucut pedang	Flag Iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cucut pedang

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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Cucut pedang

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.