Big eye thresher shark vs Pale Devon Clothes

Alopias superciliosus compared with Nemapogon inconditella

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Pale Devon Clothes is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Pale Devon Clothes
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alopiidae	Tineidae
Genus	Alopias	Nemapogon
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Nemapogon inconditella

Evolutionary Relationship

Big eye thresher shark and Pale Devon Clothes share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Pale Devon Clothes

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Pale Devon Clothes
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.

Pale Devon Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.