Ganges shark vs Onca

Glyphis gangeticus compared with Panthera onca

Key Differences

Ganges shark is Critically Endangered while Onca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ganges shark	Onca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Carcharhinidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Glyphis	Panthera (Big Cats)
Species	Glyphis gangeticus	Panthera onca

Evolutionary Relationship

Ganges shark and Onca share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Ganges shark

CR — Critically Endangered

Onca

NT — Near Threatened

Population: ~64.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ganges shark	Onca
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	15 years
Average Length	—	1.9 m
Average Weight	—	100.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ganges shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.

Ganges shark

No description available.

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.