Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Stinking Juniper

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Juniperus foetidissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Stinking Juniper
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Pinales (Koniferen)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Juniperus
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Juniperus foetidissima

Conservation Status

Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Juniper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Island-Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Stinking Juniper
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.

Stinking Juniper

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.