Murray's skate vs puma

Bathyraja murrayi compared with Puma concolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Murray's skate	puma
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Bathyraja	Puma (Pumas)
Species	Bathyraja murrayi	Puma concolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Murray's skate

LC — Least Concern

puma

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Murray's skate	puma
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Murray's skate

puma

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, United States, and Venezuela.