Flat-headed Kusimanse vs southern bobtail squid

Crossarchus platycephalus compared with Euprymna tasmanica

Key Differences

• Flat-headed Kusimanse is Least Concern while southern bobtail squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-headed Kusimanse	southern bobtail squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Herpestidae	Sepiolidae
Genus	Crossarchus	Euprymna
Species	Crossarchus platycephalus	Euprymna tasmanica

Evolutionary Relationship

Flat-headed Kusimanse and southern bobtail squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Flat-headed Kusimanse

LC — Least Concern

southern bobtail squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-headed Kusimanse	southern bobtail squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-headed Kusimanse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern bobtail squid