Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Orange Tooth

Alopias pelagicus compared with Hydnellum aurantiacum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico Orange Tooth
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Chordata (cordados) Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks) Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family Alopiidae Bankeraceae
Genus Alopias Hydnellum
Species Alopias pelagicus Hydnellum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Orange Tooth

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico Orange Tooth
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.

Orange Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Orange Tooth

No description available.

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