Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Pink Discus

Tursiops aduncus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Stereaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Aleurodiscus
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan