Blind shark vs New Guinean planigale

Hemiscyllium ocellatum compared with Planigale novaeguineae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blind shark	New Guinean planigale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Orectolobiformes (Orectolobiformes)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Hemiscylliidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Hemiscyllium	Planigale
Species	Hemiscyllium ocellatum	Planigale novaeguineae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blind shark and New Guinean planigale share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Blind shark

LC — Least Concern

New Guinean planigale

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blind shark	New Guinean planigale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blind shark

New Guinean planigale

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blind shark

The Blind shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species in the genus Hemiscyllium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.