Black roughscale catshark vs Urucuri palm

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Urucuri palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Attalea
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Urucuri palm
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.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.