Big eye thresher shark vs Button-Willow

Alopias superciliosus compared with Cephalanthus occidentalis

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Button-Willow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Button-Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Alopiidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cephalanthus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Cephalanthus occidentalis

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Button-Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Button-Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Button-Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.

Button-Willow

The Button-Willow (Cephalanthus occidentalis) is a species in the genus Cephalanthus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.