Atlantic ghost cat shark vs screw-pine

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Pandanus spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Pandanus
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

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.