Anchovy-Eater vs Fragrant Bracket

Carcharodon carcharias compared with Trametes suaveolens

Key Differences

Anchovy-Eater is Vulnerable while Fragrant Bracket is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anchovy-Eater	Fragrant Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Chondrichthyes (软骨鱼纲)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Lamniformes (鼠鲨目)	Polyporales (多孔菌目)
Family	Lamnidae (Mackerel Sharks)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Carcharodon (Great White Sharks)	Trametes
Species	Carcharodon carcharias	Trametes suaveolens

Conservation Status

Anchovy-Eater

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~3.5K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Fragrant Bracket

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anchovy-Eater	Fragrant Bracket
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	70 years	—
Average Length	5.0 m	—
Average Weight	1.1 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anchovy-Eater

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.

Fragrant Bracket

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, Mediterranean forests and woodlands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Anchovy-Eater

大白鲨是地球上最大的掠食性鱼类，栖息于全球主要大洋的凉爽近岸和近海水域，体长可达6米，体重可达2,000千克。它是顶级捕食者，以海洋哺乳动物、大型鱼类和海鸟为主要猎物，从下方发动伏击。尽管声名狼藉，对人类的非激怒性攻击极为罕见。由于鱼翅贸易、兼捕和针对性捕捞，种群数量下降，尽管在许多地区受到法律保护，仍被列为易危（VU）。