Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Light Red Meranti

Tursiops aduncus compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Shorea
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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