Big eye thresher shark vs Sumatran scleria

Alopias superciliosus compared with Scleria sumatrensis

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Sumatran scleria is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Sumatran scleria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Alopiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alopias	Scleria
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Scleria sumatrensis

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Sumatran scleria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Sumatran scleria
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.

Sumatran scleria

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan