Borneo cat shark vs Elephant Apple

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dillenia
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.