Big eye thresher shark vs Legume

Alopias superciliosus compared with Parkia timoriana

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Legume is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Legume
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Alopiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alopias	Parkia
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Parkia timoriana

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Legume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Legume
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.

Legume

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.