Black roughscale catshark vs White Cheese Polypore

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Tyromyces
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.