Broad skate vs Prickly Yellow

Amblyraja badia compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Rajidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Zanthoxylum
Species	Amblyraja badia	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Prickly Yellow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.