Big eye thresher shark vs

Alopias superciliosus compared with Sphingomonas flava

Key Differences

  • Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Big eye thresher shark
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks) Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family Alopiidae Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Alopias Sphingomonas
Species Alopias superciliosus Sphingomonas flava

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Big eye thresher shark
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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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingomonas flava is a yellow-pigmented, gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae. It inhabits soil and freshwater environments and, like other members of the genus, possesses sphingolipids in its outer membrane that distinguish it from most other gram-negative bacteria. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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