Arctic skate vs Cowberry Redleaf

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Rajidae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Exobasidium
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Cowberry Redleaf
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic skate

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Arctic skate

The Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.