Alupa vs Roughskin Dogfish

Acacia victoriae compared with Cirrhigaleus asper

Key Differences

• Alupa is Least Concern while Roughskin Dogfish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alupa	Roughskin Dogfish
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Fabaceae	Squalidae
Genus	Acacia	Cirrhigaleus
Species	Acacia victoriae	Cirrhigaleus asper

Conservation Status

Alupa

LC — Least Concern

Roughskin Dogfish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alupa	Roughskin Dogfish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alupa

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Israel.

Roughskin Dogfish

Alupa

The Alupa (Acacia victoriae) is a species in the genus Acacia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.