Broad skate vs erect spiderling

Amblyraja badia compared with Boerhavia erecta

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while erect spiderling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	erect spiderling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rajidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Boerhavia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Boerhavia erecta

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

erect spiderling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	erect spiderling
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

erect spiderling

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (5 countries), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.