Bigeye thresher vs Shantung maple

Alopias pelagicus compared with Acer truncatum

Key Differences

• Bigeye thresher is Endangered while Shantung maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	Shantung maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Alopiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alopias	Acer
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Acer truncatum

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Shantung maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	Shantung maple
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.

Shantung maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.