Chalarm hang-daab vs Light Red Meranti

Alopias pelagicus compared with Shorea rotundifolia

Key Differences

• Chalarm hang-daab is Endangered while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalarm hang-daab	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Lamniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามขาว)	Malvales (อันดับชบา)
Family	Alopiidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Alopias	Shorea
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Shorea rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Chalarm hang-daab

EN — Endangered

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalarm hang-daab	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.