Broadgill Catshark vs Elephant Palm

Apristurus riveri compared with Borassus aethiopum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadgill Catshark	Elephant Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Borassus
Species	Apristurus riveri	Borassus aethiopum

Conservation Status

Broadgill Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadgill Catshark	Elephant Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadgill Catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Elephant Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Guinea and Yemen.

Broadgill Catshark

The Broadgill Catshark (Apristurus riveri) 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.