Large False Serotine vs luminous bay squid

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Uroteuthis noctiluca

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while luminous bay squid is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	luminous bay squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Myopsida (Myopsida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Loliginidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Uroteuthis
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Uroteuthis noctiluca

Evolutionary Relationship

Large False Serotine and luminous bay squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

luminous bay squid

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	luminous bay squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

luminous bay squid