Black Deerfly vs Black roughscale catshark

Chrysops sepulcralis compared with Apristurus melanoasper

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Deerfly	Black roughscale catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Tabanidae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Chrysops	Apristurus
Species	Chrysops sepulcralis	Apristurus melanoasper

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Deerfly and Black roughscale catshark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Deerfly

LC — Least Concern

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Deerfly	Black roughscale catshark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Deerfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

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

Black Deerfly

The Black Deerfly (Chrysops sepulcralis) is a species in the genus Chrysops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Black roughscale catshark

The Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) 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.