pota pajarito vs shiny bird squid

Ornithoteuthis antillarum compared with Ornithoteuthis volatilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pota pajarito	shiny bird squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Mollusca (moluscos)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class same	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodos)	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodos)
Order same	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family same	Ommastrephidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus same	Ornithoteuthis	Ornithoteuthis
Species	Ornithoteuthis antillarum	Ornithoteuthis volatilis

Evolutionary Relationship

pota pajarito and shiny bird squid share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ornithoteuthis.

Conservation Status

pota pajarito

LC — Least Concern

shiny bird squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pota pajarito	shiny bird squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pota pajarito

shiny bird squid

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

pota pajarito

The Atlantic bird squid (Ornithoteuthis antillarum) is a species in the genus Ornithoteuthis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.