Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Fragile Dapperling

Alopias pelagicus compared with Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Fragile Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Fragile Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Alopiidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Alopias	Leucocoprinus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Fragile Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Fragile Dapperling
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.

Fragile Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan