Big eye thresher shark vs Freeman Maple

Alopias superciliosus compared with Acer freemanii

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Freeman Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Freeman Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Alopiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alopias	Acer
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Acer freemanii

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Freeman Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Freeman Maple
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.

Freeman Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.