Australian blacktip shark vs Blauhai

Carcharhinus tilstoni compared with Carcharhinus obscurus

Key Differences

• Australian blacktip shark is Least Concern while Blauhai is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian blacktip shark	Blauhai
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)
Order same	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)
Family same	Carcharhinidae	Carcharhinidae
Genus same	Carcharhinus	Carcharhinus
Species	Carcharhinus tilstoni	Carcharhinus obscurus

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian blacktip shark and Blauhai share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Carcharhinus.

Conservation Status

Australian blacktip shark

LC — Least Concern

Blauhai

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian blacktip shark	Blauhai
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian blacktip shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Blauhai

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Australian blacktip shark

The Australian blacktip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Blauhai

The Bay-shark (Carcharhinus obscurus) is a species in the genus Carcharhinus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.