Big eye thresher shark vs Macassar ebony

Alopias superciliosus compared with Diospyros rumphii

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Macassar ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Macassar ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Alopiidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Alopias	Diospyros
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Diospyros rumphii

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Macassar ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Macassar ebony
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.

Macassar ebony

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.