Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Iridescent Centurion

Tursiops aduncus compared with Sargus iridatus

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Iridescent Centurion is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Sargus
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.