Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Decumbent Dandelion

Alopias pelagicus compared with Taraxacum laticordatum

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Decumbent Dandelion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Decumbent Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Alopiidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Alopias	Taraxacum
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Taraxacum laticordatum

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Decumbent Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Decumbent Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Decumbent Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

The Bigeye thresher (Alopias pelagicus) is a species in the genus Alopias. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.