Alaska skate vs Elegant Water Shrew

Bathyraja parmifera compared with Nectogale elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alaska skate	Elegant Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Soricidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Nectogale
Species	Bathyraja parmifera	Nectogale elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Alaska skate and Elegant Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Alaska skate

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alaska skate	Elegant Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alaska skate

Elegant Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alaska skate

The Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.