Big eye thresher shark vs marsh-elder

Alopias superciliosus compared with Iva annua

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while marsh-elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	marsh-elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Alopiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alopias	Iva
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Iva annua

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

marsh-elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	marsh-elder
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.

marsh-elder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, 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.