Broad skate vs Prickly moses

Amblyraja badia compared with Acacia verticillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Prickly moses
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Rajiformes (อันดับปลาโรนัน)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Rajidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Acacia
Species	Amblyraja badia	Acacia verticillata

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Prickly moses

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Prickly moses
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Prickly moses

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Colombia).

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.