Black roughscale catshark vs Parasol leaf tree

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Macaranga tanarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Parasol leaf tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Macaranga
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Macaranga tanarius

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Parasol leaf tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Parasol leaf tree
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.

Parasol leaf tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, and 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.