Atlantic ghost cat shark vs Key lime

Apristurus laurussonii compared with Citrus aurantiifolia

Key Differences

• Atlantic ghost cat shark is Least Concern while Key lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Key lime
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Citrus
Species	Apristurus laurussonii	Citrus aurantiifolia

Conservation Status

Atlantic ghost cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic ghost cat shark	Key lime
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.

Key lime

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

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.