Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Peale s Dolphin

Alopias superciliosus compared with Lagenorhynchus australis

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Peale s Dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Peale s Dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Alopiidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alopias	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Lagenorhynchus australis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Peale s Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Peale s Dolphin
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.

Peale s Dolphin

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.