arrow-finned squid vs Black Bent

Illex oxygonius compared with Agrostis gigantea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Black Bent
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Illex	Agrostis
Species	Illex oxygonius	Agrostis gigantea

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Black Bent

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Black Bent
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Black Bent

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (11 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 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.

Black Bent

The Black Bent (Agrostis gigantea) is a species in the genus Agrostis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.