Broadmouth cat shark vs Phalsa

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Grewia asiatica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	Phalsa
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Grewia
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Grewia asiatica

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Phalsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	Phalsa
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.

Phalsa

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Seychelles, Taiwan, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan