Atlantic ghost cat shark vs Princess vine

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Cissus verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Princess vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Vitaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Cissus
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Cissus verticillata

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Princess vine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Princess vine
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.

Princess vine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (4 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.