Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Welsh Wave

Alopias superciliosus compared with Venusia cambrica

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Welsh Wave is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Welsh Wave
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Alopiidae	Geometridae
Genus	Alopias	Venusia
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Venusia cambrica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-raposa-olho-grande and Welsh Wave share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Welsh Wave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Welsh Wave
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.

Welsh Wave

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.