Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Small Suncup

Tursiops aduncus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Aspidonepsis
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

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