Arctic skate vs wall scalewort

Amblyraja hyperborea compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic skate	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Rajidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Porella
Species	Amblyraja hyperborea	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Arctic skate

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic skate	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.