Arctic skate vs Delicate Stonewort

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Rajidae	Characeae
Genus	Amblyraja	Chara
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Chara virgata

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Delicate Stonewort
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.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.