Beautiful Plume vs long-armed squid

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla compared with Chiroteuthis veranii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Plume	long-armed squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Pterophoridae	Chiroteuthidae
Genus	Amblyptilia	Chiroteuthis
Species	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Chiroteuthis veranii

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Plume and long-armed squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Plume

LC — Least Concern

long-armed squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Plume	long-armed squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Plume

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), and Europe (31 countries).

long-armed squid

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Beautiful Plume

The Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla) is a species in the genus Amblyptilia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are.