Black Noddy vs orangeback flying squid

Anous minutus compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Noddy	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Laridae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Anous	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Anous minutus	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Noddy and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black Noddy

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Noddy	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Noddy

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, Taiwan, and Venezuela.

orangeback flying squid

Black Noddy

The Black Noddy (Anous minutus) is a species in the genus Anous. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.