Black Bent vs Blue skate

Agrostis gigantea compared with Notoraja azurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Bent	Blue skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Agrostis	Notoraja
Species	Agrostis gigantea	Notoraja azurea

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Blue skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Bent	Blue skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Blue skate

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Blue skate

The Blue skate (Notoraja azurea) is a species in the genus Notoraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.