Cá Mập trắng vs Dwarf round ray

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Urotrygon nana

Key Differences

Cá Mập trắng is Vulnerable while Dwarf round ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập trắng	Dwarf round ray
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)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Urotrygon
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Urotrygon nana

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập trắng and Dwarf round ray 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 ↓

Dwarf round ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập trắng	Dwarf round ray
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.

Dwarf round ray

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.