Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Shingle Flatsedge

Alopias superciliosus compared with Cyperus imbricatus

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Shingle Flatsedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Shingle Flatsedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cyperus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Cyperus imbricatus

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Shingle Flatsedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Shingle Flatsedge
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.

Shingle Flatsedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Israel, Singapore), Europe (4 countries), North America (Haiti, Jamaica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia