Broadmouth cat shark vs Monkey comb

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Amphilophium
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	Monkey comb
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.

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.