Cação-raposa-olho-grande vs Worcester Crest

Alopias superciliosus compared with Dichomeris ustalella

Key Differences

• Cação-raposa-olho-grande is Vulnerable while Worcester Crest is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Worcester Crest
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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Alopias	Dichomeris
Species	Alopias superciliosus	Dichomeris ustalella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Cação-raposa-olho-grande

VU — Vulnerable

Worcester Crest

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cação-raposa-olho-grande	Worcester Crest
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.

Worcester Crest

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.