Bottom skate vs Long-tailed Marmot

Bathyraja bergi compared with Marmota caudata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bottom skate	Long-tailed Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Bathyraja	Marmota
Species	Bathyraja bergi	Marmota caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Bottom skate and Long-tailed Marmot share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bottom skate

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bottom skate	Long-tailed Marmot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bottom skate

Long-tailed Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bottom skate

The Bottom Skate (Bathyraja bergi) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.