Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs robust bobtail

Tursiops aduncus compared with Sepiola robusta

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	robust bobtail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cephalopoda (Cephalopods)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Sepiida (Sepiida)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Sepiolidae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Sepiola
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Sepiola robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin and robust bobtail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

robust bobtail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	robust bobtail
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.

robust bobtail