Broad skate vs 'Ihi

Amblyraja badia compared with Oxalis corniculata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate 'Ihi
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Elasmobranchii Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family Rajidae Oxalidaceae
Genus Amblyraja Oxalis
Species Amblyraja badia Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate 'Ihi
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.

'Ihi

No description available.

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