Butterfly-leaf vs Swell shark

Adenolobus garipensis compared with Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Butterfly-leaf	Swell shark
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Fabaceae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Adenolobus	Cephaloscyllium
Species	Adenolobus garipensis	Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Conservation Status

Butterfly-leaf

LC — Least Concern

Swell shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Butterfly-leaf	Swell shark
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Butterfly-leaf

Habitat

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

Swell shark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Chile.

Butterfly-leaf

The Butterfly-leaf (Adenolobus garipensis) is a species in the genus Adenolobus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.