Chios Meadow Brown vs common bottlenose dolphin

Maniola chia compared with Tursiops truncatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chios Meadow Brown	common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Maniola	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Maniola chia	Tursiops truncatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chios Meadow Brown and common bottlenose dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chios Meadow Brown

LC — Least Concern

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chios Meadow Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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).

Chios Meadow Brown

The Chios Meadow Brown (Maniola chia) is a species in the genus Maniola. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found in Greece.

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.