Broadmouth cat shark vs Fawn Starweb

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Apristurus	Asterostroma
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	Fawn Starweb
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.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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.