Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico vs Zigzag Darner

Alopias pelagicus compared with Aeshna sitchensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Zigzag Darner
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	Aeshnidae
Genus	Alopias	Aeshna
Species	Alopias pelagicus	Aeshna sitchensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico

EN — Endangered

Zigzag Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-raposo-do-Indico	Zigzag Darner
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.

Zigzag Darner

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.