Atlantic ghost cat shark vs winged prickly-ash

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	winged prickly-ash
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.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.