Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs kob

Tursiops aduncus compared with Kobus kob

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	kob
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Kobus
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Kobus kob

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and kob share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

kob

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	kob
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.

kob

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.