Nitari vs Root-headed Centaury

Alopias pelagicus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nitari	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)	Asterales (キク目)
Family	Alopiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alopias	Centaurea
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Nitari

EN — Endangered

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nitari	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nitari

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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

Nitari

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.