vs common bottlenose dolphin

Athelia epiphylla compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Atheliales (Atheliales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Atheliaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Athelia	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Athelia epiphylla	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

common bottlenose dolphin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Athelia epiphylla is a corticioid fungus in the family Atheliaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It forms thin, white, cobweb-like resupinate fruiting bodies on fallen leaves, litter, and mosses in moist woodland habitats. It is a saprotrophic decomposer widely distributed across temperate forests.

common bottlenose dolphin

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.