Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs ácer-do-pântano

Alopias pelagicus compared with Acer rubrum

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while ácer-do-pântano is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	ácer-do-pântano
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Alopiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alopias	Acer
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Acer rubrum

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

ácer-do-pântano

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	ácer-do-pântano
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.

ácer-do-pântano

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Belgium, Denmark, Norway), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.