Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin vs Stinking willie

Tursiops aduncus compared with Jacobaea vulgaris

Key Differences

• Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin is Near Threatened while Stinking willie is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Stinking willie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)	Jacobaea
Species	Tursiops aduncus	Jacobaea vulgaris

Conservation Status

Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin

NT — Near Threatened

Stinking willie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin	Stinking willie
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.

Stinking willie

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).