Angular rough shark vs Bed-jacket

Oxynotus paradoxus compared with Alectryon tomentosus

Key Differences

• Angular rough shark is Vulnerable while Bed-jacket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Angular rough shark	Bed-jacket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Oxynotidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Oxynotus	Alectryon
Species	Oxynotus paradoxus	Alectryon tomentosus

Conservation Status

Angular rough shark

VU — Vulnerable

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Angular rough shark	Bed-jacket
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Angular rough shark

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Angular rough shark

The Angular rough shark (Oxynotus paradoxus) is a species in the genus Oxynotus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.