Broad skate vs Welsh onion

Amblyraja badia compared with Allium fistulosum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Welsh onion is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Welsh onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Rajidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Allium
Species	Amblyraja badia	Allium fistulosum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Welsh onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Welsh onion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Welsh onion

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Seychelles), Asia (Taiwan, Yemen), Europe (18 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tuvalu), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.