Broadmouth cat shark vs rounded rustwort

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Marsupella
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.