Smalltooth sand tiger: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the smalltooth sand tiger lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Odontaspis ferox
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Lamniformes
Family	Odontaspididae

Where does the smalltooth sand tiger live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the smalltooth sand tiger in 2 countries and territories across Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the smalltooth sand tiger endangered?

The smalltooth sand tiger’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the smalltooth sand tiger?

The smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Lamniformes and the family Odontaspididae, genus Odontaspis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the smalltooth sand tiger

The smalltooth sand tiger or bumpytail ragged-tooth (Odontaspis ferox) is a species of mackerel shark in the family Odontaspididae, with a patchy but worldwide distribution in tropical and warm temperate waters. They usually inhabit deepwater rocky habitats, though they are occasionally encountered in shallow water, and have been known to return to the same location year after year. This rare species is often mistaken for the much more common sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus), from which it can be distinguished by its first dorsal fin, which is larger than the second and placed further forward. It grows to at least 5.2 m (17 ft) in length. They have also been recently sighted in Irish and English waters.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Smalltooth sand tiger (revision 1378297545), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1110782 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).