Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs marreca-toicinho

Alopias superciliosus compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while marreca-toicinho is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	marreca-toicinho
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Aves (ave)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Alopiidae	Anatidae
Genus	Alopias	Anas
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

marreca-toicinho

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	marreca-toicinho
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.

marreca-toicinho

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

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.

marreca-toicinho

O pato-de-bochecha-branca (Anas bahamensis) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante em sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela