Big eye thresher shark vs Cupped Ear

Alopias superciliosus compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Alopiidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Alopias	Otidea
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.