arrow-finned squid vs Little Big-eared Bat

Illex oxygonius compared with Micronycteris megalotis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Little Big-eared Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Illex	Micronycteris
Species	Illex oxygonius	Micronycteris megalotis

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-finned squid and Little Big-eared Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Little Big-eared Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Little Big-eared Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Little Big-eared Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

arrow-finned squid

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