Black-legged Poison Dart Frog vs common bottlenose dolphin

Phyllobates bicolor compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

• Black-legged Poison Dart Frog is Endangered while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Amphibia (Amphibians)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Anura (Frogs & Toads)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Phyllobates	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Phyllobates bicolor	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

EN — Endangered

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-legged Poison Dart Frog	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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).

Black-legged Poison Dart Frog

The Black-legged Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates bicolor) is a species in the genus Phyllobates. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia