Cá Mập trắng vs Dixon's stingaree

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Urolophus paucimaculatus

Key Differences

Cá Mập trắng is Vulnerable while Dixon's stingaree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập trắng	Dixon's stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Lamniformes (Bộ Cá nhám thu)	Myliobatiformes (Bộ Cá đuối ó)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Urolophidae
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Urolophus
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Urolophus paucimaculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập trắng and Dixon's stingaree share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (động vật có dây sống)

Xem Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Cá Mập trắng

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Dixon's stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập trắng	Dixon's stingaree
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	70 years	—
Average Length	5.0 m	—
Average Weight	1.1 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cá Mập trắng

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Dixon's stingaree

Cá Mập trắng

The largest predatory fish on Earth, great white sharks can reach 6 meters and 2,000 kg, inhabiting cool coastal and offshore waters in all major oceans. Apex predators employing ambush attacks from below, primarily on marine mammals, large fish, and seabirds. Despite their fearsome reputation, unprovoked attacks on humans are extremely rare. Vulnerable, with populations declining from finning, bycatch, and targeted fishing despite legal protections in many jurisdictions.