Brindled Flat-body vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Agonopterix arenella compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Brindled Flat-body is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brindled Flat-body	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Depressariidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Agonopterix	Sepia
Species	Agonopterix arenella	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Brindled Flat-body and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brindled Flat-body

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brindled Flat-body	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brindled Flat-body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Whitley’s cuttlefish

Brindled Flat-body

The Brindled Flat-body (Agonopterix arenella) is a species in the genus Agonopterix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.