Bigeye thresher vs long yam

Alopias pelagicus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Key Differences

• Bigeye thresher is Endangered while long yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Alopiidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Alopias	Dioscorea
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	long yam
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.

long yam

Habitat

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

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.