قرش الدراس - قط البحار vs Fringed dodder

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

• قرش الدراس - قط البحار is Endangered while Fringed dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	قرش الدراس - قط البحار	Fringed dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Chondrichthyes (أسماك غضروفية)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Lamniformes (قروش حديثة)	Solanales (باذنجانيات)
Family	Alopiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cuscuta
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cuscuta suaveolens

Conservation Status

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

EN — Endangered

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	قرش الدراس - قط البحار	Fringed dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

قرش الدراس - قط البحار

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.