Giam vs Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Hopea forbesii compared with Tursiops aduncus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Giam	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Hopea	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Hopea forbesii	Tursiops aduncus

Conservation Status

Giam

NT — Near Threatened

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Giam	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Giam

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.