black-bindweed vs Broadmouth cat shark

Dioscorea communis compared with Apristurus macrostomus

Key Differences

• black-bindweed is Not Evaluated while Broadmouth cat shark is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Broadmouth cat shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Dioscoreaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Dioscorea	Apristurus
Species	Dioscorea communis	Apristurus macrostomus

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Broadmouth cat shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Broadmouth cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Broadmouth cat shark

The Broadmouth Cat Shark (Apristurus macrostomus) 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.