Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Drum Tree

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cordia millenii

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Drum Tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Drum Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Alopiidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cordia
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cordia millenii

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Drum Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Drum Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

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.

Drum Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

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.