Bartail spurdog vs Beautiful Plume

Squalus notocaudatus compared with Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bartail spurdog	Beautiful Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Squalidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Squalus	Amblyptilia
Species	Squalus notocaudatus	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Bartail spurdog and Beautiful Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bartail spurdog

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bartail spurdog	Beautiful Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bartail spurdog

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

Bartail spurdog

The Bartail spurdog (Squalus notocaudatus) is a species in the genus Squalus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.