Broad skate vs pignut

Amblyraja badia compared with Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while pignut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	pignut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Rajidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Mesosphaerum
Species	Amblyraja badia	Mesosphaerum suaveolens

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

pignut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

pignut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Guinea, and Timor-Leste.

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.