arrow-finned squid vs Chestnut dunnart

Illex oxygonius compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• arrow-finned squid is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Illex	Sminthopsis
Species	Illex oxygonius	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Chestnut dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Chestnut dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arrow-finned squid

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

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.