Borneo cat shark vs Lagos-rubber

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Funtumia africana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Lagos-rubber
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	Funtumia
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Funtumia africana

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Lagos-rubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Lagos-rubber
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.

Lagos-rubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, and India.

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.