Large False Serotine vs orangeback flying squid

Hesperoptenus tomesi compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Key Differences

• Large False Serotine is Vulnerable while orangeback flying squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Large False Serotine	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Vespertilionidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Hesperoptenus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Hesperoptenus tomesi	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Large False Serotine	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

orangeback flying squid