Raya ancha vs Variable Abalone

Amblyraja badia compared with Haliotis varia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya ancha	Variable Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Gastropoda (gastrópodos)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Rajidae	Haliotidae
Genus	Amblyraja	Haliotis
Species	Amblyraja badia	Haliotis varia

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya ancha and Variable Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Raya ancha

LC — Least Concern

Variable Abalone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya ancha	Variable Abalone
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raya ancha

Variable Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

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.