Broad skate vs Cricket-Bat Willow

Amblyraja badia compared with Salix alba

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate Cricket-Bat Willow
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Elasmobranchii Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family Rajidae Salicaceae
Genus Amblyraja Salix
Species Amblyraja badia Salix alba

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Cricket-Bat Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate Cricket-Bat Willow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Cricket-Bat Willow

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Libya), Asia (Yemen), Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

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.

Cricket-Bat Willow

No description available.

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