Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs

Tursiops aduncus compared with Microbotryum scorzonerae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Microbotryomycetes (Microbotryomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Microbotryales (Microbotryales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Microbotryaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Microbotryum
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Microbotryum scorzonerae

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Microbotryum scorzonerae is a smut fungus specifically parasitizing Scorzonera and related plants in the daisy family. It replaces the pollen and ovules of host plants with dark spore masses, reducing host reproduction. This highly specialized pathogen inhabits grasslands and steppe environments where its Scorzonera hosts occur.