Borneo cat shark vs Sapele

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Entandrophragma
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Sapele
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.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.