Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Jelly Rot

Tursiops aduncus compared with Phlebia tremellosa

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Jelly Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Jelly Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Meruliaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Phlebia
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Phlebia tremellosa

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Jelly Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Jelly Rot
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.

Jelly Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan