Broadnose cat shark vs Key lime

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Broadnose cat shark is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadnose cat shark	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Citrus
Species	Apristurus investigatoris	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadnose cat shark	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.