Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Edging Lobelia

Alopias pelagicus compared with Lobelia erinus

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Edging Lobelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Edging Lobelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Alopiidae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Lobelia
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Lobelia erinus

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Edging Lobelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Edging Lobelia
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.

Edging Lobelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan