Broad skate vs Fragrant manjack

Amblyraja badia compared with Cordia dichotoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Fragrant manjack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Rajidae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Cordia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Cordia dichotoma

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant manjack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Fragrant manjack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Fragrant manjack

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burkina Faso, Mauritius), Asia (Iraq, Maldives, Taiwan), and North America (United States).

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.