Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Devil's backbone

Alopias pelagicus compared with Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Devil's backbone is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Devil's backbone
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Alopiidae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Alopias	Kalanchoe
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Devil's backbone

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Devil's backbone
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.

Devil's backbone

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan