Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Indian Pangolin

Alopias superciliosus compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Pholidota (Pholidota)
Family	Alopiidae	Manidae
Genus	Alopias	Manis
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Manis crassicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-raposa-olho-grande and Indian Pangolin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.