Black skate vs Eastern Mole

Bathyraja trachura compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Talpidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Scalopus
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.