Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Large Fruit-eating Bat

Alopias superciliosus compared with Artibeus amplus

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Large Fruit-eating Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Large Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Alopiidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alopias	Artibeus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Artibeus amplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-raposa-olho-grande and Large Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Large Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Large Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Large Fruit-eating Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela