Borneo cat shark vs hollong

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Dipterocarpus retusus

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while hollong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	hollong
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dipterocarpus
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Dipterocarpus retusus

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

hollong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	hollong
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.

hollong

Habitat

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

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.