arrow-finned squid vs Pacific Flying Fox

Illex oxygonius compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrow-finned squid	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Illex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Illex oxygonius	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

arrow-finned squid and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

arrow-finned squid

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrow-finned squid	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrow-finned squid

Pacific Flying Fox

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.