Broadback cuttlefish vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Sepia savignyi compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Key Differences

• Broadback cuttlefish is Data Deficient while Patton’s Nectar Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broadback cuttlefish	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sepiida (Sepiida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Sepiidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Sepia	Hsunycteris
Species	Sepia savignyi	Hsunycteris pattoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Broadback cuttlefish and Patton’s Nectar Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Broadback cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broadback cuttlefish	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadback cuttlefish

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.