Raya vs Creamback skate

Bathyraja papilionifera compared with Bathyraja tzinovskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raya	Creamback skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family same	Arhynchobatidae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus same	Bathyraja	Bathyraja
Species	Bathyraja papilionifera	Bathyraja tzinovskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Raya and Creamback skate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Bathyraja.

Conservation Status

Raya

LC — Least Concern

Creamback skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raya	Creamback skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Raya

The Butterfly skate (Bathyraja papilionifera) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.