Black roughscale catshark vs Floating Sundew

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Drosera intermedia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Apristurus	Drosera
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Floating Sundew
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.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.