Pilbara ningaui vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Ningaui timealeyi compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

• Pilbara ningaui is Least Concern while Whitley’s cuttlefish is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pilbara ningaui	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Dasyuridae	Sepiidae
Genus	Ningaui	Sepia
Species	Ningaui timealeyi	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Pilbara ningaui and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Pilbara ningaui

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pilbara ningaui	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pilbara ningaui

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Whitley’s cuttlefish