Arctic skate vs Vegetable fern

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	Vegetable fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Elasmobranchii	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Rajidae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Diplazium
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	Vegetable fern
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.

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

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.