Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Tursiops aduncus compared with Lepilemur edwardsi

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Lepilemur
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Lepilemur edwardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur
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.

Milne-Edwards’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.