Arctic skate vs four-wing evening-primrose

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

• Arctic skate is Least Concern while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Rajidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Oenothera
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	four-wing evening-primrose
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.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.