Borneo cat shark vs false pepperwort

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	false pepperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Marsilea
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Marsilea crenata

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	false pepperwort
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.

false pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.