Broad skate vs

Amblyraja badia compared with Hyphoderma occidentale

Key Differences

• Broad skate is Least Concern while is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad skate
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rajiformes (Bộ Cá đuối)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Rajidae	Hyphodermataceae
Genus	Amblyraja	Hyphoderma
Species	Amblyraja badia	Hyphoderma occidentale

Conservation Status

Broad skate

LC — Least Concern

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad skate

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Hyphoderma occidentale is a corticioid fungus in the family Polyporaceae, assessed as Data Deficient (DD). It grows as a thin, resupinate (crust-like) fruiting body on dead wood in forest habitats. Insufficient data on its distribution and population size make comprehensive conservation assessment difficult.