Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Petersducker

Alopias superciliosus compared with Cephalophus callipygus

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Petersducker is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Petersducker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Artiodactyla (Paarhufer)
Family	Alopiidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alopias	Cephalophus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Cephalophus callipygus

Evolutionary Relationship

Großaugen-Fuchshai and Petersducker share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordatiere)

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Petersducker

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Petersducker
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.

Petersducker

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.