Borneo cat shark vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Apristurus platyrhynchus compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Borneo cat shark is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Borneo cat shark	Thin-leaved 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	Centaurea
Species	Apristurus platyrhynchus	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Borneo cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Borneo cat shark	Thin-leaved 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.

Thin-leaved 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.