Chalarm hang-daab vs Greater dodder

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cuscuta europaea

Key Differences

• Chalarm hang-daab is Endangered while Greater dodder is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalarm hang-daab	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Alopiidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Cuscuta
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Chalarm hang-daab

EN — Endangered

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalarm hang-daab	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.