Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Faia Das Ilhas

Alopias superciliosus compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Faia Das Ilhas is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Faia Das Ilhas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Alopiidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Alopias	Morella
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Faia Das Ilhas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Faia Das Ilhas
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

Habitat

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

Range

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

Faia Das Ilhas

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

The Big eye thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.