Arctic skate vs

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Sphingobium scionense

Key Differences

• Arctic skate is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Rajidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Sphingobium
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Sphingobium scionense

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobium scionense is a Gram-negative, aerobic rod first isolated in the Scion research environment in New Zealand. It inhabits forest soils and plant-associated substrates of Oceania. This chemoheterotroph degrades complex aromatic and aliphatic organic compounds in temperate forest soil environments.