Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Silver Lime

Tursiops aduncus compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Silver Lime
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Malvaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Tilia
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).