Atlantic ghost cat shark vs Toothwort

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Lathraea
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.