Black roughscale catshark vs Sour orange

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Citrus aurantium

Key Differences

• Black roughscale catshark is Least Concern while Sour orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Sour orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Citrus
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Citrus aurantium

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Sour orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Sour orange
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.

Sour orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, 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.