Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Pacific Maple

Tursiops aduncus compared with Aglaia cucullata

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Pacific Maple is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Pacific Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Meliaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Aglaia
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Aglaia cucullata

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Pacific Maple

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Pacific Maple
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.

Pacific Maple

Habitat

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