Borneo cat shark vs Deviltree

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Borneo cat shark Deviltree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Scyliorhinidae Apocynaceae
Genus Apristurus Alstonia
Species Apristurus platyrhynchus Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Borneo cat shark Deviltree
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Borneo cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Borneo cat shark

The Borneo Cat Shark (Apristurus platyrhynchus) 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.

Deviltree

No description available.

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