Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Toupeira

Alopias pelagicus compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Toupeira
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Alopiidae	Talpidae
Genus	Alopias	Talpa
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Talpa occidentalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Toupeira

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Toupeira
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.

Toupeira

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.