Arctic skate vs Jointed Charlock

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Raphanus raphanistrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Jointed Charlock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Rajidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Raphanus
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Raphanus raphanistrum

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Jointed Charlock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Jointed Charlock
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.

Jointed Charlock

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (7 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

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.