Broad skate vs Rooting Brownie

Amblyraja badia compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Agaricales (Lamelli mantarlar)
Family	Rajidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Hypholoma
Species	Amblyraja badia	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad skate	Rooting Brownie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.