Broadback cuttlefish vs Dusky Flying Fox

Sepia savignyi compared with Pteropus brunneus

Key Differences

• Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient while Dusky Flying Fox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadback cuttlefish	Dusky Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sepiida (Sepiida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sepiidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sepia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sepia savignyi	Pteropus brunneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadback cuttlefish and Dusky Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Dusky Flying Fox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadback cuttlefish	Dusky Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

Dusky Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Broadback cuttlefish

The Broadback cuttlefish (Sepia savignyi) is a species in the genus Sepia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.