Big eye thresher shark vs Macaronesian Holly

Alopias superciliosus compared with Ilex perado

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Macaronesian Holly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Macaronesian Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Alopiidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Alopias	Ilex
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Ilex perado

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Macaronesian Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Macaronesian Holly
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.

Macaronesian Holly

Habitat

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

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.