Broad skate vs Holywood

Amblyraja badia compared with Guaiacum sanctum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Holywood is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Holywood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Zygophyllales (Zygophyllales)
Family	Rajidae	Zygophyllaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Guaiacum
Species	Amblyraja badia	Guaiacum sanctum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Holywood

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Holywood
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Holywood

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.