arrow-finned squid vs black-calabash

Illex oxygonius compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Illex	Amphitecna
Species	Illex oxygonius	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.