Matum vs orangeback flying squid

Aegle marmelos compared with Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Key Differences

• Matum is Near Threatened while orangeback flying squid is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matum	orangeback flying squid
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Cephalopoda (ชั้นเซฟาโลพอด)
Order	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)
Family	Rutaceae	Ommastrephidae
Genus	Aegle	Sthenoteuthis
Species	Aegle marmelos	Sthenoteuthis pteropus

Conservation Status

Matum

NT — Near Threatened

orangeback flying squid

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Matum	orangeback flying squid
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matum

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Laos, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

orangeback flying squid

Matum

The Bael Fruit (Aegle marmelos) is a species in the genus Aegle. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands. Populations are also found in montane and highland environment.