Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Phoma blight

Tursiops aduncus compared with Epicoccum sorghinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Phoma blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Didymellaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Epicoccum
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Epicoccum sorghinum

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Phoma blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Phoma blight
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.

Phoma blight

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United States.