Aozame vs Bake-aozame

Isurus oxyrinchus compared with Isurus paucus

Key Differences

• Aozame is Not Evaluated while Bake-aozame is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Aozame	Bake-aozame
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)	Chondrichthyes (軟骨魚綱)
Order same	Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)	Lamniformes (ネズミザメ目)
Family same	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)
Genus same	Isurus	Isurus
Species	Isurus oxyrinchus	Isurus paucus

Evolutionary Relationship

Aozame and Bake-aozame share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Isurus.

Conservation Status

Aozame

NE — Not Evaluated

Bake-aozame

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Aozame	Bake-aozame
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aozame

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Portugal), and South America (Chile, Venezuela).

Bake-aozame

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Aozame

The Atlantic mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) is a species in the genus Isurus. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇱 Chile 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇹🇼 Taiwan