Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Silverleaf cotoneaster

Alopias superciliosus compared with Cotoneaster pannosus

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Silverleaf cotoneaster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Silverleaf cotoneaster
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Alopias	Cotoneaster
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Cotoneaster pannosus

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Silverleaf cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Silverleaf cotoneaster
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.

Silverleaf cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Uruguay).

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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇵🇹 Portugal