Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Alopias superciliosus compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Alopiidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Alopias	Lepilemur
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-raposa-olho-grande and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.