Broadnose cat shark vs Katung Fa

Apristurus investigatoris compared with Alstonia macrophylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadnose cat shark	Katung Fa
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)	Gentianales (อันดับดอกหรีดเขา)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Apristurus	Alstonia
Species	Apristurus investigatoris	Alstonia macrophylla

Conservation Status

Broadnose cat shark

LC — Least Concern

Katung Fa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadnose cat shark	Katung Fa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadnose cat shark

Habitat

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

Katung Fa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

Broadnose cat shark

The Broadnose Cat Shark (Apristurus investigatoris) 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.