Broad skate vs Vegetable fern

Amblyraja badia compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broad skate Vegetable fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Elasmobranchii Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rajiformes (Rajiformes) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Rajidae Athyriaceae
Genus Amblyraja Diplazium
Species Amblyraja badia Diplazium esculentum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broad skate Vegetable fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, 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.

Vegetable fern

No description available.

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