Aka shumokuzame vs Hira-shumokuzame

Sphyrna lewini compared with Sphyrna mokarran

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Aka shumokuzame Hira-shumokuzame
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 Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目) Carcharhiniformes (メジロザメ目)
Family same Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks) Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)
Genus same Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks) Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)
Species Sphyrna lewini Sphyrna mokarran

Evolutionary Relationship

Aka shumokuzame and Hira-shumokuzame share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sphyrna. (Hammerhead Sharks)

Conservation Status

Aka shumokuzame

CR — Critically Endangered

Hira-shumokuzame

CR — Critically Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Aka shumokuzame Hira-shumokuzame
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 40 years
Average Length 5.0 m
Average Weight 450.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Aka shumokuzame

Habitat

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

Range

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

Hira-shumokuzame

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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

Aka shumokuzame

The Bronze Hammerhead Shark (Sphyrna lewini) is a species in the genus Sphyrna. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan

Hira-shumokuzame

最大のシュモクザメ種であるオオシュモクザメは最大6メートルに達し、世界中の熱帯および亜熱帯の沿岸海域に生息します。T字型の特徴的な頭部(セファロフォイル)は電気受容のための感覚表面積を著しく増大させ、砂の中に潜むアカエイを卓越した精度で探知することを可能にしています。アカエイは好物の餌です。高価値のヒレと混獲死亡により個体群が劇的に減少し、絶滅危惧IA類に分類されています。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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