Black skate vs Malayan Water Shrew

Bathyraja trachura compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Black skate is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Malayan Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Soricidae
Genus	Bathyraja	Chimarrogale
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Chimarrogale hantu

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Malayan Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Malayan Water Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

Malayan Water Shrew

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.