Angled pea vs Big eye thresher shark

Lathyrus angulatus compared with Alopias superciliosus

Key Differences

• Angled pea is Not Evaluated while Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angled pea	Big eye thresher shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
Family	Fabaceae	Alopiidae
Genus	Lathyrus	Alopias
Species	Lathyrus angulatus	Alopias superciliosus

Conservation Status

Angled pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angled pea	Big eye thresher shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angled pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Big eye thresher shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Angled pea

The Angled pea (Lathyrus angulatus) is a species in the genus Lathyrus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Big eye thresher shark

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal