Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Cyprus Maple

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Acer obtusifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Cyprus Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Sapindales (Seifenbaumartige)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Acer
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Acer obtusifolium

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Cyprus Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Cyprus Maple
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.

Cyprus Maple

Habitat

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

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.