Alder vs Murray's skate

Alnus glutinosa compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alder	Murray's skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Betulaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alnus	Bathyraja
Species	Alnus glutinosa	Bathyraja murrayi

Conservation Status

Alder

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alder	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile).

Murray's skate

Alder

The Alder (Alnus glutinosa) is a species in the genus Alnus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.