Arctic skate vs red-cedar

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Trichilia hirta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	red-cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rajidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Trichilia
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Trichilia hirta

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

red-cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	red-cedar
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.

red-cedar

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.