Black roughscale catshark vs Scottish false asphodel

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Tofieldia
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Scottish false asphodel
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.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.