Broadmouth cat shark vs marsh fleawort

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Tephroseris palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	marsh fleawort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Apristurus	Tephroseris
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Tephroseris palustris

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

marsh fleawort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	marsh fleawort
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.

marsh fleawort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Russia, 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.