Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Weiss-Klee

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Trifolium repens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Weiss-Klee
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Trifolium
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Trifolium repens

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Weiss-Klee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Weiss-Klee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

Weiss-Klee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (9 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea), and South America (6 countries).

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

The Atlantic ghost cat shark (Apristurus laurussonii) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal