Broadback cuttlefish vs Lyles flying fox

Sepia savignyi compared with Pteropus lylei

Key Differences

• Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient while Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadback cuttlefish	Lyles 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 lylei

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadback cuttlefish and Lyles flying fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadback cuttlefish	Lyles flying fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

Lyles 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.