Raia-de-verão vs Whitedappled skate

Leucoraja erinacea compared with Leucoraja leucosticta

Key Differences

• Raia-de-verão is Least Concern while Whitedappled skate is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raia-de-verão	Whitedappled 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	Rajidae	Rajidae
Genus same	Leucoraja	Leucoraja
Species	Leucoraja erinacea	Leucoraja leucosticta

Evolutionary Relationship

Raia-de-verão and Whitedappled skate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Leucoraja.

Conservation Status

Raia-de-verão

LC — Least Concern

Whitedappled skate

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raia-de-verão	Whitedappled skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—