orangeback flying squid vs Pacific Flying Fox

Sthenoteuthis pteropus compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	orangeback flying squid	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Ommastrephidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Sthenoteuthis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Sthenoteuthis pteropus	Pteropus tonganus

Evolutionary Relationship

orangeback flying squid and Pacific Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	orangeback flying squid	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

orangeback flying squid

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.