Raya ancha vs Greater dodder

Amblyraja badia compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya ancha	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Rajidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Cuscuta
Species	Amblyraja badia	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Raya ancha

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya ancha	Greater dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya ancha

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

Raya ancha

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.