Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Stinging Tree

Alopias superciliosus compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Stinging Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Rosales (Rosenartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Alopias	Dendrocnide
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Stinging Tree
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.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.