Borneo cat shark vs Mountain yam

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Dioscorea
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Mountain yam
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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.