Broadnose cat shark vs Floating Fern

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

• Broadnose cat shark is Least Concern while Floating Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadnose cat shark	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Salvinia
Species	Apristurus investigatoris	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadnose cat shark	Floating Fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadnose cat shark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Floating Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Broadnose cat shark

The Broadnose Cat Shark (Apristurus investigatoris) 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.