beach alectryon vs Ganges shark

Alectryon coriaceus compared with Glyphis gangeticus

Key Differences

• beach alectryon is Least Concern while Ganges shark is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach alectryon	Ganges 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	Glyphis
Species	Alectryon coriaceus	Glyphis gangeticus

Conservation Status

beach alectryon

LC — Least Concern

Ganges shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach alectryon	Ganges 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.

Ganges shark

Habitat

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

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.