Borneo cat shark vs Ruprecht's Centaury

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Psephellus ruprechtii

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while Ruprecht's Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Ruprecht's Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apristurus	Psephellus
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Psephellus ruprechtii

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Ruprecht's Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Ruprecht's Centaury
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.

Ruprecht's Centaury

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.