Bumelia vs common bottlenose dolphin

Sideroxylon persimile compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bumelia	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Sapotaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Sideroxylon	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Sideroxylon persimile	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

Bumelia

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bumelia

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and United States.

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).

Bumelia

The Bumelia (Sideroxylon persimile) is a species in the genus Sideroxylon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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.