Broadnose cat shark vs Vegetable fern

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadnose cat shark	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Diplazium
Species	Apristurus investigatoris	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadnose cat shark	Vegetable 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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.