Bigmouth skate vs Oriental House Rat

Amblyraja robertsi compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigmouth skate	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rajidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Amblyraja	Rattus
Species	Amblyraja robertsi	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigmouth skate and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bigmouth skate

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigmouth skate	Oriental House Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigmouth skate

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Bigmouth skate

The Bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi) is a species in the genus Amblyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.