Cá Mập trắng vs Small Emerald Spreadwing

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Lestes virens

Key Differences

• Cá Mập trắng is Vulnerable while Small Emerald Spreadwing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cá Mập trắng	Small Emerald Spreadwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Lamniformes (Bộ Cá nhám thu)	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Lestidae
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Lestes
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Lestes virens

Evolutionary Relationship

Cá Mập trắng and Small Emerald Spreadwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (động vật)

Conservation Status

Cá Mập trắng

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Small Emerald Spreadwing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cá Mập trắng	Small Emerald Spreadwing
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.

Small Emerald Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.