Malayan porcupine vs Murray's skate

Hystrix brachyura compared with Bathyraja murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Malayan porcupine	Murray's skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Hystricidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Hystrix	Bathyraja
Species	Hystrix brachyura	Bathyraja murrayi

Evolutionary Relationship

Malayan porcupine and Murray's skate share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Malayan porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Malayan porcupine	Murray's skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Malayan porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Murray's skate