Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Northern elephant seal

Alopias superciliosus compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Northern elephant seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Northern elephant seal
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Alopiidae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Alopias	Mirounga
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Mirounga angustirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Northern elephant seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Northern elephant seal
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.

Northern elephant seal

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.