Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Red Truffle

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Tuber rufum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Red Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Tuber
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Tuber rufum

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Red Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Red Truffle
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.

Red Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.