Atlantic ghost cat shark vs Wire With

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Desmodium
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Wire With

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Wire With
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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.

Wire With

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.