Big eye thresher shark vs Stalked Rosette

Alopias superciliosus compared with Cotylidia undulata

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Stalked Rosette is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Stalked Rosette
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Alopiidae	Rickenellaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cotylidia
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Cotylidia undulata

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Stalked Rosette

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Stalked Rosette
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.

Stalked Rosette

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.