Flat-headed Kusimanse vs Murray's skate

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Herpestidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Bathyraja
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Murray's skate