Bonnelli's jewel squid vs common bottlenose dolphin

Histioteuthis bonnellii compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bonnelli's jewel squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Mollusks)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Oegopsida (Oegopsida)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Histioteuthidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Histioteuthis	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Histioteuthis bonnellii	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bonnelli's jewel squid and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Bonnelli's jewel squid

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bonnelli's jewel squid	common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bonnelli's jewel squid

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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).

Bonnelli's jewel squid

The Bonnelli's jewel squid (Histioteuthis bonnellii) is a species in the genus Histioteuthis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.