Cucut pedang vs White Chilte

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Key Differences

• Cucut pedang is Endangered while White Chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cucut pedang	White Chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Alopiidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cnidoscolus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cnidoscolus tepiquensis

Conservation Status

Cucut pedang

EN — Endangered

White Chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cucut pedang	White Chilte
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.

White Chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.