Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Warner's Dodder

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cuscuta warneri

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Warner's Dodder is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Warner's Dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Alopiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cuscuta
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cuscuta warneri

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Warner's Dodder

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Warner's Dodder
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.

Warner's Dodder

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.