Broad skate vs Stinkgrass

Amblyraja badia compared with Eragrostis cilianensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Stinkgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Rajidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Amblyraja	Eragrostis
Species	Amblyraja badia	Eragrostis cilianensis

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Stinkgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Stinkgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Georgia, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Europe (19 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (5 countries).

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.