Broad skate vs Sour Prickle

Amblyraja badia compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Sour Prickle
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	Opuntia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Sour Prickle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), 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.