arrow-finned squid vs Blistering Ammania

Illex oxygonius compared with Ammannia baccifera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Blistering Ammania
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Illex	Ammannia
Species	Illex oxygonius	Ammannia baccifera

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Blistering Ammania

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Blistering Ammania
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Blistering Ammania

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (Greece, Italy, North Macedonia), and Oceania and the Pacific (Palau).

arrow-finned squid

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

Blistering Ammania

The Blistering Ammania (Ammannia baccifera) is a species in the genus Ammannia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian