Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Species code: Zs

Tursiops aduncus compared with Zostera caespitosa

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Species code: Zs is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Species code: Zs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Zosteraceae
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Zostera
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Zostera caespitosa

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Species code: Zs

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Species code: Zs
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.

Species code: Zs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.