Raya ancha vs Ahitera

Amblyraja badia compared with Senna occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya ancha	Ahitera
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Rajidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Senna
Species	Amblyraja badia	Senna occidentalis

Conservation Status

Raya ancha

LC — Least Concern

Ahitera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya ancha	Ahitera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya ancha

Ahitera

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana).

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.