Broadback cuttlefish vs Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

Sepia savignyi compared with Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadback cuttlefish	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sepiida (Sepiida)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sepiidae	Hyperoodontidae
Genus	Sepia	Mesoplodon
Species	Sepia savignyi	Mesoplodon carlhubbsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadback cuttlefish and Hubbs’s Beaked Whale share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadback cuttlefish	Hubbs’s Beaked Whale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

Hubbs’s Beaked Whale

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.