Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Reticulate round ray

Tursiops aduncus compared with Urotrygon reticulata

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Reticulate round ray is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Reticulate round ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Urotrygonidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Urotrygon
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Urotrygon reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and Reticulate round ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Reticulate round ray

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Reticulate round ray
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.

Reticulate round ray