Chalarm hang-daab vs Katung Fa

Alopias pelagicus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Key Differences

• Chalarm hang-daab is Endangered while Katung Fa is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalarm hang-daab	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Alopiidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Alopias	Alstonia
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Chalarm hang-daab

EN — Endangered

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalarm hang-daab	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalarm hang-daab

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.

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Chalarm hang-daab

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.