Alupa vs Hohojirozame

Acacia victoriae compared with Carcharodon carcharias

Key Differences

  • Alupa is Least Concern while Hohojirozame is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Alupa Hohojirozame
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (被子植物門) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱) Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)
Order Fabales (マメ目) Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)
Family Fabaceae Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)
Genus Acacia Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)
Species Acacia victoriae Carcharodon carcharias

Conservation Status

Alupa

LC — Least Concern

Hohojirozame

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Alupa Hohojirozame
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 70 years
Average Length 5.0 m
Average Weight 1.1 t

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.

Hohojirozame

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

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.

Hohojirozame

地球上で最大の捕食性魚類であるホホジロザメは、全世界の主要な大洋の冷涼な沿岸・外洋域に生息し、体長6メートル、体重2,000キログラムに達することがあります。海洋哺乳類、大型魚類、海鳥を主な獲物として下方からの待ち伏せ攻撃を行う最上位捕食者です。その恐ろしい評判にもかかわらず、人間への非挑発的な攻撃は極めてまれです。フカヒレ採取、混獲、目的的漁獲によって個体数が減少しており、多くの地域で法的保護を受けているにもかかわらず危急(VU)に分類されています。

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