Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai vs Giant dodder

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Knorpelfische)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Grundhaie)	Solanales (Nachtschattenartige)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Cuscuta
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai	Giant dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai

Habitat

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

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

Schwarzer Tiefwasserkatzenhai

The Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper) 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.