Broadmouth cat shark vs drooping she-oak

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Allocasuarina
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	drooping she-oak
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.

drooping she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.