Ashy Button vs Black roughscale catshark

Acleris sparsana compared with Apristurus melanoasper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Black roughscale catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Tortricidae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Acleris	Apristurus
Species	Acleris sparsana	Apristurus melanoasper

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Black roughscale catshark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Black roughscale catshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Black roughscale catshark

The Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) is a species in the genus Apristurus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.