Raya ancha vs Sambar de Java

Amblyraja badia compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Raya ancha is Least Concern while Sambar de Java is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya ancha	Sambar de Java
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Rajidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Amblyraja	Rusa
Species	Amblyraja badia	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya ancha and Sambar de Java share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raya ancha

LC — Least Concern

Sambar de Java

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya ancha	Sambar de Java
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya ancha

Sambar de Java

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.