Green-Underside Blue vs Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

Glaucopsyche alexis compared with Tursiops aduncus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green-Underside Blue	Indo-Pacific 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	Lycaenidae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Glaucopsyche	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Glaucopsyche alexis	Tursiops aduncus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green-Underside Blue and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green-Underside Blue

NT — Near Threatened

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green-Underside Blue	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green-Underside Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.