Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Elegant Earthstar

Alopias superciliosus compared with Geastrum elegans

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Elegant Earthstar is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Elegant Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Alopiidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Alopias	Geastrum
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Geastrum elegans

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Elegant Earthstar

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Elegant Earthstar
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.

Elegant Earthstar

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.