African frilled shark vs Onca

Chlamydoselachus africana compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

• African frilled shark is Least Concern while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African frilled shark	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Hexanchiformes (Hexanchiformes)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Chlamydoselachidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Chlamydoselachus	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Chlamydoselachus africana	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

African frilled shark and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

African frilled shark

LC — Least Concern

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African frilled shark	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

African frilled shark

Onca

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

African frilled shark

The African frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus africana) is a species in the genus Chlamydoselachus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.