Großaugen-Fuchshai vs Echte Walnuss

Alopias superciliosus compared with Juglans regia

Key Differences

• Großaugen-Fuchshai is Vulnerable while Echte Walnuss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Echte Walnuss
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Fagales (Buchenartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Alopias	Juglans
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Juglans regia

Conservation Status

Großaugen-Fuchshai

VU — Vulnerable

Echte Walnuss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Großaugen-Fuchshai	Echte Walnuss
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.

Echte Walnuss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan