Arctic skate vs Tickclover

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arctic skate Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Elasmobranchii Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Rajidae Fabaceae
Genus Amblyraja Desmodium
Species Amblyraja hyperborea Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arctic skate Tickclover
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.

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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