Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Lesser Star-thistle

Tursiops aduncus compared with Centaurea diluta

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Lesser Star-thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Lesser Star-thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Centaurea
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Centaurea diluta

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Lesser Star-thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Lesser Star-thistle
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.

Lesser Star-thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (United States).