Bigeye thresher vs Deviltree

Alopias pelagicus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Bigeye thresher is Endangered while Deviltree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	Deviltree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Alopiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alopias	Alstonia
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	Deviltree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye thresher

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Bigeye thresher

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.