Broad skate vs Stinking Truffle

Amblyraja badia compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Rajidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Tuber
Species	Amblyraja badia	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Stinking Truffle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Broad skate

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.