arrow-finned squid vs Beautiful Plume

Illex oxygonius compared with Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Beautiful Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Illex	Amblyptilia
Species	Illex oxygonius	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-finned squid and Beautiful Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Beautiful Plume
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

arrow-finned squid

The Arrow-finned squid, Illex oxygonius, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.