Diminutive Serotine vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Eptesicus diminutus compared with Sepia whitleyana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Diminutive Serotine	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Sepiidae
Genus	Eptesicus	Sepia
Species	Eptesicus diminutus	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Diminutive Serotine and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Diminutive Serotine

DD — Data Deficient

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Diminutive Serotine	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diminutive Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Whitley’s cuttlefish