Border Prickly-pear vs Broad skate

Opuntia atrispina compared with Amblyraja badia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Border Prickly-pear	Broad skate
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cactaceae	Rajidae
Genus	Opuntia	Amblyraja
Species	Opuntia atrispina	Amblyraja badia

Conservation Status

Border Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Border Prickly-pear	Broad skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Border Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Broad skate

Border Prickly-pear

The Border Prickly-pear (Opuntia atrispina) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Broad skate

The Broad Skate (Amblyraja badia) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. This species is recognized for its ecological significance within its native range.