Blue star vs Murray's skate

Amsonia orientalis compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Key Differences

• Blue star is Critically Endangered while Murray's skate is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue star	Murray's skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Apocynaceae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Amsonia	Bathyraja
Species	Amsonia orientalis	Bathyraja murrayi

Conservation Status

Blue star

CR — Critically Endangered

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue star	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue star

Habitat

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

Murray's skate

Blue star

The Blue star (Amsonia orientalis) is a species in the genus Amsonia. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.