Blue skate vs bristly bearberry

Notoraja azurea compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue 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	Notoraja	Arctostaphylos
Species	Notoraja azurea	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Blue skate

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue skate

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

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.