Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Gemeine Nachtkerze

Alopias superciliosus compared with Oenothera biennis

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Gemeine Nachtkerze is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Gemeine Nachtkerze
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Myrtales (Myrtenartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Alopias	Oenothera
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Oenothera biennis

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Gemeine Nachtkerze

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Gemeine Nachtkerze
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Großaugen-Fuchshai

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.

Gemeine Nachtkerze

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, South Africa), Asia (13 countries), Europe (35 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Großaugen-Fuchshai

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.

Gemeine Nachtkerze

The Candlestick (Oenothera biennis) is a species in the genus Oenothera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate coniferous forests, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic re

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan