Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs variable-leaf hakea

Alopias pelagicus compared with Hakea varia

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while variable-leaf hakea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	variable-leaf hakea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Alopiidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Alopias	Hakea
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Hakea varia

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

variable-leaf hakea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	variable-leaf hakea
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.

variable-leaf hakea

Habitat

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

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.