Black Bent vs Warrah Skate

Agrostis gigantea compared with Dipturus lamillai

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black Bent Warrah 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) Rajidae
Genus Agrostis Dipturus
Species Agrostis gigantea Dipturus lamillai

Conservation Status

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Warrah Skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black Bent Warrah 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).

Warrah 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.

Warrah Skate

No description available.

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