Balloon shark vs black she-oak

Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis compared with Allocasuarina littoralis

Key Differences

• Balloon shark is Critically Endangered while black she-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balloon shark	black she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Cephaloscyllium	Allocasuarina
Species	Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis	Allocasuarina littoralis

Conservation Status

Balloon shark

CR — Critically Endangered

black she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Balloon shark	black she-oak
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balloon shark

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

black she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

Balloon shark

The Balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sarawakensis) is a species in the genus Cephaloscyllium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

black she-oak

The Black she-oak (Allocasuarina littoralis) is a species in the genus Allocasuarina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.