Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Lombok Flying Fox

Alopias pelagicus compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Lombok Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Alopiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alopias	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Pteropus lombocensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Lombok Flying Fox
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.

Lombok Flying Fox

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.