Bigeye thresher vs Texas Ash

Alopias pelagicus compared with Fraxinus albicans

Key Differences

• Bigeye thresher is Endangered while Texas Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	Texas Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Alopiidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Alopias	Fraxinus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Fraxinus albicans

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Texas Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	Texas Ash
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.

Texas Ash

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.