Blanford's Bat vs orangeback flying squid

Hesperoptenus blanfordi compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blanford's Bat	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Hesperoptenus blanfordi	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blanford's Bat and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Blanford's Bat

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blanford's Bat	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blanford's Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid

Blanford's Bat

The Blanford's Bat (Hesperoptenus blanfordi) is a species in the genus Hesperoptenus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.