Broad skate vs Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Amblyraja badia compared with Opuntia strigil

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Elasmobranchii Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Rajidae Cactaceae
Genus Amblyraja Opuntia
Species Amblyraja badia Opuntia strigil

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate Marble-fruit Prickly-pear
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

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.

Marble-fruit Prickly-pear

No description available.

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