Black roughscale catshark vs Mountain yam

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black roughscale catshark is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dioscorea
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.