Broad skate vs Thrips

Amblyraja badia compared with Thrips palmi

Key Differences

Broad skate is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Rajidae	Thripidae
Genus	Amblyraja	Thrips
Species	Amblyraja badia	Thrips palmi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broad skate and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Dominica, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

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.