Chalarm hang-daab vs Yellow Dodder

Alopias pelagicus compared with Cuscuta campestris

Key Differences

• Chalarm hang-daab is Endangered while Yellow Dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalarm hang-daab	Yellow 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 campestris

Conservation Status

Chalarm hang-daab

EN — Endangered

Yellow Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalarm hang-daab	Yellow 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.

Yellow Dodder

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (33 countries), North America (Canada), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan