Broad skate vs Sweet crab apple

Amblyraja badia compared with Malus coronaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Sweet crab apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Rajidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Amblyraja	Malus
Species	Amblyraja badia	Malus coronaria

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Sweet crab apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Sweet crab apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Sweet crab apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.