Cacao-raposa vs Onca

Alopias vulpinus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Cacao-raposa is Not Evaluated while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cacao-raposa	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Alopiidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Alopias	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Alopias vulpinus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Cacao-raposa and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Cacao-raposa

NE — Not Evaluated

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cacao-raposa	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cacao-raposa

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Chile, Venezuela).

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.

Cacao-raposa

The Atlantic Thresher (Alopias vulpinus) is a species in the genus Alopias. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.