Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Spangled Skimmer

Alopias pelagicus compared with Libellula cyanea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Spangled Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Alopiidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Alopias	Libellula
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Libellula cyanea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Spangled Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Spangled Skimmer
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.

Spangled Skimmer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.