Big eye thresher shark vs Foxtail Smut

Alopias superciliosus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Alopiidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Alopias	Urocystis
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.