Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Himalayan Marmot

Alopias pelagicus compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Alopiidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alopias	Marmota
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Marmota himalayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico and Himalayan Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Himalayan Marmot
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.

Himalayan Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.