IUCN VUGreenland Shark
Somniosus microcephalus
- ATK
- 119
- DEF
- 110
- SPD
- 21
Animal encyclopedia
Greenland Shark
Somniosus microcephalus
- Uncommon
- IUCN VU · Vulnerable
- Fish
- Arctic
About the Greenland Shark
Known to science as Somniosus microcephalus, the Greenland Shark is a fish found in the Arctic. Its habitats include Arctic environments and the ocean.
It weighs around 400 kg and has a lifespan of about 272 years. Its top speed is 2.7 km/h.
In conservation terms it is listed as Vulnerable (VU), the first of the three IUCN threatened categories, used for species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. In Animal Gacha, its card has Uncommon rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Uncommon cards turn up less often than Common ones.
IUCN VUField data
- Scientific name
- Somniosus microcephalus
- Group
- Fish
- Region
- Arctic
- Habitats
- Arctic, Ocean
- IUCN status
- Vulnerable (VU)
- Game rarity
- Uncommon
- Weight
- 400 kg
- Lifespan
- 272 years
- Top speed
- 2.7 km/h
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program
- License
- Public domainWikimedia Commons public-domain basis: PD US NOAA
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
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