Quelvacho vs Quelvacho mosaico

Centrophorus squamosus compared with Centrophorus tessellatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Quelvacho	Quelvacho mosaico
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family same	Centrophoridae	Centrophoridae
Genus same	Centrophorus	Centrophorus
Species	Centrophorus squamosus	Centrophorus tessellatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Quelvacho and Quelvacho mosaico share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Centrophorus.

Conservation Status

Quelvacho

EN — Endangered

Quelvacho mosaico

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Quelvacho	Quelvacho mosaico
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Quelvacho

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

Quelvacho mosaico