Hwan-do-sang-ǒ vs Root-headed Centaury

Alopias pelagicus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hwan-do-sang-ǒ	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Chondrichthyes (연골어류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Lamniformes (악상어목)	Asterales (국화목)
Family	Alopiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alopias	Centaurea
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

EN — Endangered

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hwan-do-sang-ǒ	Root-headed Centaury
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

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.

Hwan-do-sang-ǒ

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.