Black roughscale catshark vs Cuckoo-Bread

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Cuckoo-Bread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Oxalis
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Cuckoo-Bread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Cuckoo-Bread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

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

Cuckoo-Bread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.