Big eye thresher shark vs Sweet iris

Alopias superciliosus compared with Iris pallida

Key Differences

• Big eye thresher shark is Vulnerable while Sweet iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye thresher shark	Sweet iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Mantodea (ตั๊กแตนตำข้าว)
Family	Alopiidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Alopias	Iris
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Iris pallida

Evolutionary Relationship

Big eye thresher shark and Sweet iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Big eye thresher shark

VU — Vulnerable

Sweet iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye thresher shark	Sweet iris
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.

Sweet iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.