Big eye thresher shark vs Formosan Serow

Alopias superciliosus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Artiodactyla (อันดับสัตว์กีบคู่)
Family	Alopiidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alopias	Capricornis
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Big eye thresher shark and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Formosan Serow
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.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan