Bengal whipray vs common bottlenose dolphin

Brevitrygon imbricata compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

Bengal whipray is Vulnerable while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bengal whipray	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dasyatidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Brevitrygon	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Brevitrygon imbricata	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bengal whipray and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Bengal whipray

VU — Vulnerable

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bengal whipray

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).

Bengal whipray

The Bengal whipray (Brevitrygon imbricata) is a species in the genus Brevitrygon. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

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.