Broad skate vs Moon cactus

Amblyraja badia compared with Harrisia martinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Moon cactus
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 martinii

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Moon cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Moon cactus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Moon cactus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Namibia, South Africa, and 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.