Broad skate vs Tickclover

Amblyraja badia compared with Desmodium incanum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate Tickclover
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Elasmobranchii Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Rajidae Fabaceae
Genus Amblyraja Desmodium
Species Amblyraja badia Desmodium incanum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Tickclover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate Tickclover
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Tickclover

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (Japan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 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.

Tickclover

No description available.

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