Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Paucident planigale

Alopias superciliosus compared with Planigale gilesi

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Paucident planigale is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Paucident planigale
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	Planigale
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Planigale gilesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Paucident planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Paucident planigale
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.

Paucident planigale

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.