Erizo Orejudo vs orangeback flying squid

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Erizo Orejudo	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Mollusca (moluscos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Cephalopoda (Cefalópodos)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Erinaceidae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Evolutionary Relationship

Erizo Orejudo and orangeback flying squid share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Erizo Orejudo

LC — Least Concern

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Erizo Orejudo	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Erizo Orejudo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

orangeback flying squid