Arctic skate vs Pine Jelly

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Rajidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Exidia
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.