black-bindweed vs Broadnose cat shark

Dioscorea communis compared with Apristurus investigatoris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Broadnose 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 investigatoris

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Broadnose 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.

Broadnose cat shark

Habitat

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

black-bindweed

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

Broadnose cat shark

The Broadnose Cat Shark (Apristurus investigatoris) 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.