Broad skate vs rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Amblyraja badia compared with Galium tricornutum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Rajidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Galium
Species	Amblyraja badia	Galium tricornutum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

rough corn bedstraw, corn cleavers

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Qatar), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.