Big eye thresher shark vs Devil Maple

Alopias superciliosus compared with Acer diabolicum

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Devil Maple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Devil Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Alopiidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Alopias	Acer
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Acer diabolicum

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Devil Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Devil Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big eye thresher shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Devil Maple

Habitat

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

Big eye thresher shark

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.