Beautiful Plume vs Gulf smoothhound

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	Gulf smoothhound
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Pterophoridae	Triakidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Mustelus
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Mustelus sinusmexicanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Gulf smoothhound

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	Gulf smoothhound
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Gulf smoothhound

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.