Broadmouth cat shark vs Full Moon Maple

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Acer shirasawanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	Full Moon Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Acer
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Acer shirasawanum

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Full Moon Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	Full Moon Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadmouth cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Full Moon Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Broadmouth cat shark

The Broadmouth Cat Shark (Apristurus macrostomus) 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.