Bigeye thresher vs Limabohne

Alopias pelagicus compared with Phaseolus lunatus

Key Differences

• Bigeye thresher is Endangered while Limabohne is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye thresher	Limabohne
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Makrelenhaiartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Alopiidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Alopias	Phaseolus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Phaseolus lunatus

Conservation Status

Bigeye thresher

EN — Endangered

Limabohne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye thresher	Limabohne
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye thresher

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Limabohne

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Bigeye thresher

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered 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 🇹🇼 Taiwan