Broad skate vs Seagrape

Amblyraja badia compared with Coccoloba uvifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Seagrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Rajidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Coccoloba
Species	Amblyraja badia	Coccoloba uvifera

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Seagrape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Seagrape

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.