Broadmouth cat shark vs Dew-Thread

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Drosera filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	Dew-Thread
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Droseraceae
Genus	Apristurus	Drosera
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Drosera filiformis

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	Dew-Thread
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadmouth cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dew-Thread

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Broadmouth cat shark

The Broadmouth Cat Shark (Apristurus macrostomus) 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.