Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Julia Creek dunnart

Alopias superciliosus compared with Sminthopsis douglasi

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Julia Creek dunnart is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Julia Creek dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Alopiidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Alopias	Sminthopsis
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Sminthopsis douglasi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Julia Creek dunnart

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Julia Creek dunnart
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.

Julia Creek dunnart

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.