Black roughscale catshark vs Narrow swordfern

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Nephrolepis cordifolia

Key Differences

• Black roughscale catshark is Least Concern while Narrow swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Narrow swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Nephrolepis
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Nephrolepis cordifolia

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Narrow swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Narrow swordfern
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.

Narrow swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Sweden), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.