Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Parasitoid wasp

Alopias pelagicus compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico is Endangered while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Alopiidae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Alopias	Aphelinus
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico and Parasitoid wasp share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Parasitoid wasp
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.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).

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.