Nitari vs Forrest's maple

Alopias pelagicus compared with Acer forrestii

Key Differences

• Nitari is Endangered while Forrest's maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Nitari	Forrest's maple
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family	Alopiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alopias	Acer
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Acer forrestii

Conservation Status

Nitari

EN — Endangered

Forrest's maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Nitari	Forrest's maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Nitari

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.

Forrest's maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

Nitari

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.