arrow-finned squid vs Mound-building Mouse

Illex oxygonius compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Mound-building Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Illex	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Illex oxygonius	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-finned squid and Mound-building Mouse share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Mound-building Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Mound-building Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Mound-building Mouse

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.