Atlantic ghost cat shark vs long yam

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dioscorea
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic ghost cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Atlantic ghost cat shark

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) 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.