Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs açafrão

Alopias pelagicus compared with Crocus sativus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	açafrão
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Alopiidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Alopias	Crocus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Crocus sativus

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

açafrão

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	açafrão
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.

açafrão

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey) and Europe (9 countries).

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