Hohojirozame vs Balkan Clouded Yellow

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Colias caucasica

Key Differences

  • Hohojirozame is Vulnerable while Balkan Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Hohojirozame Balkan Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Chordata (脊索動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目) Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks) Pieridae
Genus Carcharodon (Great White Sharks) Colias
Species Carcharodon carcharias Colias caucasica

Evolutionary Relationship

Hohojirozame and Balkan Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Hohojirozame

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Balkan Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Hohojirozame Balkan Clouded Yellow
Diet Carnivore —
Average Lifespan 70 years —
Average Length 5.0 m —
Average Weight 1.1 t —

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Balkan Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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。

Balkan Clouded Yellow

The Balkan Clouded Yellow (Colias caucasica) is a species in the genus Colias. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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