Broadnose cat shark vs snow buttercup

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadnose cat shark	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Ranunculus
Species	Apristurus investigatoris	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadnose cat shark	snow buttercup
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.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and Sweden.

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.