Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Peruvian night monkey

Alopias superciliosus compared with Aotus miconax

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Peruvian night monkey is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Peruvian night monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Alopiidae	Aotidae
Genus	Alopias	Aotus
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Aotus miconax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Peruvian night monkey

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Peruvian night monkey
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.

Peruvian night monkey

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.