Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca vs Onca

Squalus albicaudus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

  • Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca is Data Deficient while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca Onca
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Elasmobranchii Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Squaliformes (Squaliformes) Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family Squalidae Felidae (Cats)
Genus Squalus Panthera (Big Cats)
Species Squalus albicaudus Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca

DD — Data Deficient

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca Onca
Diet Carnivore
Average Lifespan 15 years
Average Length 1.9 m
Average Weight 100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca

Onca

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Cação-bagre-de-cauda-branca

The Brazilian whitetail dogfish (Squalus albicaudus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

Onca

O maior felino das Américas, atingindo até 100 kg com corpo robusto e musculoso e pelagem com padrão de rosetas característico. Encontrado do México até a América do Sul, com populações mais expressivas na Amazônia e no Pantanal. Nadadores poderosos e predadores de topo, os jaguares desempenham papel fundamental na regulação das populações de presas. Classificado como Quase Ameaçado, com sua área de ocorrência diminuindo devido ao desmatamento.

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