Curran’s Pitogo vs Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Cycas curranii compared with Tursiops aduncus

Key Differences

• Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered while Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Curran’s Pitogo	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Tracheophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cycadales (Cycadales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Cycadaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Cycas	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Cycas curranii	Tursiops aduncus

Conservation Status

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Curran’s Pitogo	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Curran’s Pitogo

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.