beach alectryon vs Galapagos shark

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Carcharhinus galapagensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Galapagos shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Sapindaceae	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Alectryon	Carcharhinus
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Carcharhinus galapagensis

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Galapagos shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Galapagos shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach alectryon

Habitat

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

Galapagos shark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Chile and Portugal.

beach alectryon

The Beach alectryon (Alectryon coriaceus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.