Black roughscale catshark vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Hydrangea
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	rough-leaf hydrangea
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.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.