Broadmouth cat shark vs false broom

Apristurus macrostomus compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadmouth cat shark	false broom
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Lớp Cá sụn)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (Bộ Cá mập mắt trắng)	Poales (bộ Hòa thảo)
Family	Scyliorhinidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Apristurus	Brachypodium
Species	Apristurus macrostomus	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Broadmouth cat shark

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadmouth cat shark	false broom
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.

false broom

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

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.