Black roughscale catshark vs Dried Fruit Beetle

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Carpophilus hemipterus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Dried Fruit Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Apristurus	Carpophilus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Carpophilus hemipterus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Dried Fruit Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Dried Fruit Beetle
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.

Dried Fruit Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (22 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.