Borneo cat shark vs Pencil Cedar

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Polyscias
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

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.