Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Coleura kibomalandy compared with Sepia whitleyana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	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	Emballonuridae	Sepiidae
Genus	Coleura	Sepia
Species	Coleura kibomalandy	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Madagascar Sheath-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish