Grooved cuttlefish vs Whitley’s cuttlefish

Sepia sulcata compared with Sepia whitleyana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Grooved cuttlefish	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Mollusca (軟体動物)	Mollusca (軟体動物)
Class same	Cephalopoda (頭足類)	Cephalopoda (頭足類)
Order same	Sepiida (コウイカ目)	Sepiida (コウイカ目)
Family same	Sepiidae	Sepiidae
Genus same	Sepia	Sepia
Species	Sepia sulcata	Sepia whitleyana

Evolutionary Relationship

Grooved cuttlefish and Whitley’s cuttlefish share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Sepia.

Conservation Status

Grooved cuttlefish

LC — Least Concern

Whitley’s cuttlefish

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Grooved cuttlefish	Whitley’s cuttlefish
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—