Atlantic brief squid vs clouded magpie

Lolliguncula brevis compared with Abraxas sylvata

Key Differences

• Atlantic brief squid is Data Deficient while clouded magpie is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic brief squid	clouded magpie
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myopsida (Myopsida)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Loliginidae	Geometridae
Genus	Lolliguncula	Abraxas
Species	Lolliguncula brevis	Abraxas sylvata

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic brief squid and clouded magpie share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Atlantic brief squid

DD — Data Deficient

clouded magpie

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Atlantic brief squid	clouded magpie
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic brief squid

clouded magpie

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Atlantic brief squid

The Atlantic brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis) is a species in the genus Lolliguncula. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.

clouded magpie

The clouded magpie (Abraxas sylvata) is a geometrid moth in the family Geometridae found across temperate Europe, extending eastward through Russia to Japan. The adult wingspan measures approximately 32–42 mm, with white wings bearing a distinctive pattern of yellow-orange and dark grey to black spots and patches arranged in rows across the forewing and hindwing, creating a striking patterned appearance resembling the magpie coloring of the related magpie moth Abraxas grossulariata, but with a more yellowish, muted tone and less black — hence 'clouded.' Adults fly in one generation from June to July, resting on leaf surfaces and attending woodland flowers for nectar. The larvae feed on wych elm (Ulmus glabra) and occasionally other Ulmus species in mature deciduous woodland and woodland edges. The clouded magpie has become less common in parts of its European range due to the widespread loss of mature elms from Dutch elm disease, which devastated European elm populations from the 1970s onward. Conservation of this species requires the protection of surviving mature elm trees and management of regrowth elms in woodland ecosystems.