Atlantic ghost cat shark vs bandeira-branca

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Iris pseudacorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	bandeira-branca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Apristurus	Iris
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic ghost cat shark and bandeira-branca share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

bandeira-branca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	bandeira-branca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic ghost cat shark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Venezuela.

bandeira-branca

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Atlantic ghost cat shark

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal