Black skate vs bristly bearberry

Bathyraja trachura compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Bathyraja	Arctostaphylos
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Black skate

The Black skate (Bathyraja trachura) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.