Black roughscale catshark vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Apristurus melanoasper compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black roughscale catshark	Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Apristurus	Sminthopsis
Species	Apristurus melanoasper	Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Black roughscale catshark and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Black roughscale catshark

LC — Least Concern

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black roughscale catshark	Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black roughscale catshark

Habitat

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

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black roughscale catshark

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.