Broad skate vs midnight-lady

Amblyraja badia compared with Harrisia pomanensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate midnight-lady
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 Harrisia
Species Amblyraja badia Harrisia pomanensis

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

midnight-lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate midnight-lady
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

midnight-lady

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Australia, India, Namibia, and South Africa.

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.

midnight-lady

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