Broadmouth cat shark vs mango-pine

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Barringtonia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	mango-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Barringtonia
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Barringtonia asiatica

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

mango-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	mango-pine
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.

mango-pine

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Antigua and Barbuda, Comoros, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Taiwan.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan