Barn-door skate vs Thintail skate

Dipturus laevis compared with Dipturus leptocauda

Key Differences

• Barn-door skate is Least Concern while Thintail skate is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barn-door skate	Thintail skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Elasmobranchii	Elasmobranchii
Order same	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family same	Rajidae	Rajidae
Genus same	Dipturus	Dipturus
Species	Dipturus laevis	Dipturus leptocauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Barn-door skate and Thintail skate share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dipturus.

Conservation Status

Barn-door skate

LC — Least Concern

Thintail skate

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barn-door skate	Thintail skate
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Barn-door skate

The Barn-door skate (Dipturus laevis) is a species in the genus Dipturus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.