Bed-jacket vs Multispine skate

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Bathyraja multispinis

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Multispine skate is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Multispine skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Sapindaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Alectryon	Bathyraja
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Bathyraja multispinis

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Multispine skate

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Multispine skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

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

Multispine skate

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.